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My left eye pains a lot(the pain is more on backside of eyeball mainly the optical nerve)..the eyeball swells..i wear specs with no. less than -0.2..
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See your eye Doctor!: Optic nerve swelling is nothing to sneeze about, and requires immediate eye care! So if you are feeling this, please have your eyes checked. Most people can't feel their optic nerve, so this is rather unusual, but an eye doctor can do a dilated exam and inspect your nerves, and take your intraocular pressure, and do tests to validate the cause of your eye pain. Don't delay!
Answered 1/21/2015
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