My husband has periorbital pain, along top inner half of orbital rim. sometimes mild, sometimes intense. started after cataract surgery. age 50.

Back to surgeon!: Please get your husband to see the ophthalmologist surgeon who did his cataract procedure! you don't say how long ago this was done, but the ophthalmologist certainly needs to examine him for any continued pain -- especially intense pain! best wishes.

Unsure : See your eye md again for examination. Intraocular inflammation can be referred to the brow area but yours is inner orbital rim. There are some neurovascular structures that exit upper inner orbit and an exam can elucidate if this is where the pain arises, in which case anti inflammatory medication may be needed. Without other symptoms, it's hard to say. Schedule exam.

Ck w/ur eye surgeon: It is wise to speak to your cataract surgeon about this. They usually use very light weight lid speculum, the injection for anesthesia to keep your eye from moving around during surgery is deeper, and usually never causes deep eye pain, but s/he needs to be made aware of this, especially if you might have had any interoperative issues with your surgery. It may be even unrelated like sinuses too.