Nux Vomica - Eyes symptoms

EYES

Eyes

Photophobia; much worse in morning

Smarting, dry sensation in inner canthi

Infra-orbital neuralgia, with watering of eyes

Optic nerve atrophy; from habitual use of intoxicants

Paresis of ocular muscles; worse, tobacco and stimulants

Orbital twitching radiating towards the occiput

Optic neuritis.

Lids

blinking (see winking)

granular lids

evening

summer

narrowing of gap between eyelids

bleeding from lids

falling of lids

opening eyes difficult

unable to open eyes

difficult to close

spasmodic closure

eyes closed; unable to open eyes

eyes open; eyes permanently open

spasmodic opening of eyes

stuck together

morning

night

winking

Withering of optic nerve

Bleeding from eyes

from coughing

in whooping cough

Cold

Cornea (transparent part of eye); spots and specks, on cornea

Discoloration

redness

redness; during period

redness; corner

outer

redness; lids

spots; edges of

yellow

of lower part

Discharges of mucus or pus

corner

hard

hard

pus

outer

outer; morning

outer; hard

outer; containing pus

Dryness

morning

corner

Dullness

Bruise

Eye gum

corner

Heaviness; lids

Inflammation

acute

arthritic (gouty and rheumatic)

of catarrh from cold

infants

glandular swellings

wounds

corner; morning

wounds; corner; inner

wounds; back of eye (behind retina - choroid)

wounds; conjunctiva (external lining of eye)

wounds; lids; edges

wounds; hardening of tissue; with stitching, sudden, sharp pain and aversion to sunlight

Infected; full of dark vessels, conjunctiva (external lining of eye)

Itching

rubbing

corner

lids

margin

morning

Movement of eyeballs

involuntary

turned; upward

Pain

morning

on waking

4 a.m., on waking

night

during headache

in back of head (occiput)

during heat

light

in artificial light

while lying

when using eyes

when reading

when reading; in dim light

lids; morning

aching

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

morning

when looking sharply; at the light

lying down

corner

corner; inner

corner; inner; morning

corner; outer

margins of lids

margins of lids; morning

cutting

pressing

morning

outward

while reading

sore, bruised, tender

corner

corner; inner

margins of eye

margins of eye; morning

stitching, sudden, sharp

morning

tearing

night

night; waking from pain

Paralysis

lids; upper; left

of muscles of eyeball

ciliary (muscles of iris)

optic nerve, total blindness, without eye damage (amaurosis)

Intolerance of light (photophobia)

morning

during chill

daylight

when angry

excessive sensibility of the retina

Protrusion

Pulsation in eyes

Pulsation

morning

morning; lying down

Pupils

contracted

contracted; during chill

contracted; during heat

dilated

during heat

Spasms

of lids

muscles which focus eye

Staring

morning, in open air

Strabismus (eyes incorrectly aligned)

convergent

periodic

Sunken

Swellings

glandular swellings

conjunctiva (external lining of eye)

lids

when period is suppressed

Tears

with running nose

when yawning

burning

salty

Tension

around the eyes

Twitching; lids

Ulceration; lids; under surfaces

Wild look

Vision

Accommodation, movement of eyeball; over-exertion

Acute

Blurred

overheated

Colours and shapes in front of eyes

colours; black; points

colours; black; spots; floating (aka muscae volitantes or spiders)

colours; bright

colours; dark

colours; grey; objects seem

colours; grey; points

fiery

flashes; streaks

lightning

sparks

Dim

morning

after diphtheria

in alcoholics

while eating

after eating

overheating

from stimulants

during vertigo, dizziness

Double vision

with convulsions

Exertion of vision

Flickering

Glittering

objects

shapes on blowing nose; outside the range of vision

Long-sighted (near objects blurred)

Lost vision, blindness

night

comes on suddenly

tobacco

vanishing of sight

during vertigo, dizziness

Moving

Weak (see eyes, weak)