Eye pain ddx

INFECTIOUS/INFLAMMATORY
  • Viral or bacterial conjunctivitis
  • Herpes simplex keratitis
  • Ophthalmic zoster
  • Uveitis
  • Scleritis or episcleritis
  • Optic neuritits
  • Belpharitis, hordeolum, or chalazion
  • Dacryocystitis
  • Sinusitis
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Orbital cellulitis
TRAUMATIC/STRUCTURAL
  • Acute glaucoma
  • Foreign body
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Trauma to globe
  • Entropion
  • Decreased tearing (Sjogren's, anticholinergic medications, old age)
OTHER
  • Intracranial mass
  • Migraine 
  • Cluster headache