Hi April, yes I have this all the time. My eyes have always given me the most trouble.
I think its because of the paps, swollen optic nerves. Because they are swollen, you can imagine they are going to feel any movement and hurt.
Take, for example, if you sprained you wrist and it was swollen, it would hurt to move it. well, its the same idea with your eyes.

Also, over time, without us even being aware of it, we stop moving our eyes as much as is normal, because it hurts. We tend to move our heads instead. Over time , our eye muscles become slack and we have to exercise them to get them strong again. A hard thing to do if they are still swollen.

A friend of mine, who teaches Yoga, told me, to light a candle and stare at the flame for a few mins, covering each eye as you do.keep doing this for about 15mins a day.
I think it has helped but maybe taking some time out just did it! Give it a try, it can do any harm. Cath..

hi ladies,
i too right now am having a lot of troubles with eye pain. i go see my pcp today, will mention it to her, as i am not scheduled to see my neuro or eye dr until next wednesday. i am concerned that this is a result of my pressure being up again or even worse, the effect of one of my meds----topamax, based on my research. the more days that go by, the more painful it gets, the more swollen they get, the more pressure there is, the less white the white of my eyes are. here's to hoping for the best!!!!
April---have you had yours checked out???

Geena

yes, i have had my eyes checked and i do have paps. i have my 2nd neuro visit on the 3rd and wondering what theywill do for me. i hate this dang iih so much!

April, i think Cath is correct. I went the same thing and my NO checked my eyes for what seemed like hours..he found nothing wrong. My paps are down but sometimes it hurts to look to the side or up or down. i made a point to do this daily. Not to the point of pain but just as far as I could and then push it just a little. yes it hurt but it did get better. I hope your gets better too..

Hi, April, Yes, mines hurt like this as well, I had pap but the last time I seen my eye doc. in Nov. and he said that the pap is stable "for now", but I still have the pain. I usually put a sleeping mask on my eyes and add a warmth cloth over while I am laying down. It helps ease up the pain. Hope all is well!!
@Cath...I am going to use the candle method, that sounds interesting. Thanks!!

Mines backwards when i look up mine hurts. In my oppinion i think that it where you have the most swelling say in your bottom part of your optic nerve it hurts when you look up. Just an idea that i had though of idk if it makes sence to any of you.

I have the exact same problem... Do you have PTC?