Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Eye movement-induced pain

HP:0030857

What it means

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the eye that is worse in certain directions of gaze and during prolonged gaze holding.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Eye movement-induced pain

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.