4. Sensitivity
Patients who are dealing with entropion may start to experience sensitivity in their eyes when exposed to strong sunlight and high winds. When the eyelid is dysfunctional and starts to irritate the eyeball, it leads to heightened levels of sensitivity. As a result, the patient may feel fine inside, and when they step outdoors into the sunlight, the cornea has trouble contracting due to the scratching on the transparent layer protecting this part of the eye.
As a result, patients may start to experience the onset of shooting pains in the eye, as well as headaches. Similarly, gusts of wind may also cause symptoms of pain and irritation in the eyeball.
Patients may start to wear sunglasses even if it’s not bright outdoors, due to the excess sensitivity in the eyeball. However, this is a self-defeating strategy that only serves to increase the sensitivity of the cornea to light, and the patient may notice a steady increase in shooting pains and headaches throughout the day.