What is a corneal ulcer?
A corneal ulcer is a condition where there is an open sore, wound on the cornea. The main cause is infection.
A corneal ulcer requires urgent medical intervention, because the risk of vision loss increases significantly against the background of this disease, therefore, it is necessary to involve a specialist in time.
Risk factors are:
- Sleeping with contact lenses;
- Acute herpes, chicken pox;
- Dry eye syndrome;
- Steroid eye drops;
- Trauma or burn in the cornea;
- Diabetes in history;
- Other eye disease in the anamnesis;
- Eye surgery.
The following symptoms are characteristic of a corneal ulcer:
- Red, watery, bloodshot eye;
- Eye pain;
- Pus or discharge from the eye;
- Sensation of a foreign body in the eye;
- Increased sensitivity to light;
- Blurred vision;
- Swollen eyelid;
- A white or gray spot on the cornea.
As a rule, the pathological process involves only one eye.
For treatment, anti-infection drugs (antibiotic therapy, antifungal or antiviral drugs) are provided.
If medical therapy does not give the desired result, surgical intervention is prescribed.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22524-corneal-ulcer
