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I'm having constant frontal headaches associated with eye pain/eye strain. i've taken tylenol, but doesn't help. i was recently diagnosed with glaucoma and i'm 29. could there possibly be a misdiagnose and i could possibly have a brain tumor?

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Some advice: You may well have glaucoma but that does not explain the headaches, which may well be migraine in etiology. Not sure why "brain tumor" is a concern, as such a lesion would be relatively rare at your age. Would not hurt to clear the concerns via a brain MRI, and you might see a neurologist to help with headache management.

Answered 5/3/2016

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Dr. John Michel answered

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Maybe but: I doubt that you have a tumor. You can get it checked but the more likely cause is stress and the eye strain you mentioned. The glaucoma can give you eye pain. Has this been treated and is it severe? Do you have a lot of stress. If you have eye strain have you been checked for glasses? These are things I would check out first.

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