What causes sensitivity to light?

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Featured Expert: Dr. Mike Rotholtz, OD

[x-techgaming]

Not a single mention of digital screens or lack of natural light. Brilliant.

[ItsLxyla-pewpew]

I'm 14 and I've been squinting basically all my life out in the day. I've just started to notice how my friends easily look up to the Sky and how when I do it gives me discomfort, and my eyes close almost as if I can't control them. I have dark hair, very pale skin(hard to tan) freckles, and green eyes. I do suffer from hormonal migraines, and I've been having dreams of where I can hardly open my eyes all day due to sensitivity. I'm guessing it's from the migraines but I truly have no idea. Thank you for this video, I'm due for an optician appointment soon so I'll mention that to them

[SoniaJbrt]

My eyes have always been sensitive to light. Probably due to my light eyes, also genetic. But now I can't look at my cellphone for longer than 15 minutes at most before my eyes hurt terribly, and everything goes out of focus. Got to see my eye doctor.

[evanmobley]

I had a migraine yesterday and I woke up this morning and my eyes were really sensitive

[postconcussionsupportwithk]

My daughter and I became very light sensitive after we each had serious concussions. It has improved a lot, but I still have to wear sunglasses outside all the time.

[aureliexa]

My eyes feels like they're going to explode when I go outside. It doesn't even have to be that sunny.
I have light coloured eyes, but I still take it for the worst lmao

[Who-cueu]

I’m 23 but over the years my body keeps getting worse. All started when I was 18 - first thing I got was and still is ED, later when I was 20 I got kidney stones and when I turned 21 I become and still am ultra sensitive to virtual light. I always wear orange tint glasses indoors during the UK winter and I wear yellow or slight yellow tint outdoors almost all the time.

[DonPolo-ih]

I miss those day when i could look to those peaceful blue sky. Ohh remembering those makes me feel nostalgic. I don't know when it started but i realized it 1 year ago when i tried to look to the blueish sky i feel like tickling feeling in my eyes . When tried my all and looked to the sky my eyes gave up it closed automatically and tears came off. This really upset me.

[Emily-osjd]

Im only 12 it all started when i was 11


Everytime i woke up my eyes i very hard to open and theres a sudden drop of liquid from my eyes.Everytime i get put of bed i would have vision blurriness and a migrain.In a matter of seconds my vision will go back to normal but i feel lightheaded.Whenever i go straight outside the same thing will happen again i will constantly feel dizzy and my vision turn to full grey or black (it depends)and back to normal



That is the reason why i told my mom to buy me an anti-radiation glasses but nothing chang at all

[lucyk]

I have dark brown eyes and am very fair. I have always been pretty sensitive to light. Thanks for enlightening me. Most people are surprised that I am sensitive to light due to my eye color.

[democracybacksliding]

That's me !
Thanks for helping spot the problem and giving me a starting point for better information. everything mentioned at the beginning applies in my case. The inflammation due to arthritis -]] I have a compromised immune systems open doors to the possibilities for the other more serous challenges.
ore troublesome are 6000 Kelvin & HID auto headlights are painful & the a viral social media craze makes it even worse.

[BigIdeasMarketing]

Taking Folate instead of folic acid almost CURED my light induced migraine. When I was DIAGNOSED with MTHFR, then it all made sense, as my daughter had developed spina bifida when she was 5. My analogy is that, since folate is an enzyme, that allows many systems to activate in the body and brain, I think its enzyme action, allows light to process all the way thru my brain, instead of the light being stuck in my eyeballs, that quickly becomes an annoying Aura flair of light. Folate also works with dopamine, serotonin and epinephrine. So it helps with improve brain fog, depression ...and cancer, heart attacks etc.
FYI...Many people cant process folic acid and they need FOLATE.

[cl]

11 weeks ago- then 4 yr old given antibiotic for SIBO. 6 days later child became sick with a cold. 2 days later photosensitivity began along with abnormal heart rythym, occassional headaches, occassional eye pain, intense sore throat.. Cold progressed but doctors did not figure out it qas strep for another 5 weeks. Child treated. Photosensitivity progressed slowly, never improving. Chold free of all colds and all infection. Vrain CT showed no tumor, bkoodwork normal except for slightly high sugar. Two ER doctors.1 cardiologist. 1 optometrist. 4 pcps. No one can tell me why he can tolerate less than 20% of light. Eyes: sometimes blurry; sometimes painful; sometimes headaches. Sudden severe eye disturbances when he sees light are more regular, occuring at least a dozen times a day. Blurriness 2-6 times per day. Cannot look at any screen 90% of the time. Child likely has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome like his mother and all siblings. Child unusually clumsy x1yr. Told it was b/c of flat feet. Falls common. Head bumps common. No history of eye issues prior. 1 brother has severe Ambliopia and Strabismus, legally blind in one eye. No answers at all. Problem progressing. New symptom: Child smells things no one else can smell. Seeing eyes specialist and neurologist in 2 weeks. This is mom and i am desperate. Having EDS I am used to being falsely diagnosed. My instinct is that the antibiotic caused this. My family thinks its EDS related. OT thinks possible concussion syndrome. Father thinks strep related. Please.. Will accept and investigate all opinions. Im desperate to help my son.

[Fusions-xlsh]

My dad put some super bright light in our house since then my eyes start paining

[gaylecheung]

Wearing my clip on sunglasses with my high index progressive eyeglasses helps so much.

[arncj]

i was diagnosed with a "corneal erosion" in the right eye and after 2 weeks almost of daily Corneregel and Nettacin, it just got worse, slightly yellowy hint in vision and blurriness. Mind you when i first saw the doc, my vision was perfectly clear and never wore glasses. Now the left eye also seems to start having problems with bright daylight. Also worth mentioning, my top eyelid i noticed was a bit lower for months now, then suddenly from staying a lot in front of the monitor, the right eye got all red, and lacrimated non stop and closed itself, then i went to the doc. Now i can open it but it won't stay up for long... i'm scared. Also i never was sensitive to light ever (brown eyes)

[colonelradec]

i dont even know if i got it. what i do know is if i start turning on lights or leave on the lights i squint, get headaches and the worst bit is sleepy. ive always felt that way.

[obinnaobiekwe]

I'm here because I've just woken up to realise my right eye has become sensitive to light all of a sudden.

[tunneloflight]

You’ve missed a huge factor. The intense blue light from LED lamps that are now everywhere! Also, unshielded lamps of all types, but most especially the incredibly bright LED lamps. In decades gone we used lamp shades and bounced light off walls and ceilings. Now we choose to destroy peoples eyes by using naked bright sources.

[khaos]

I think I'm sensitive to light because I used to have Seizures.