eye problem - corneal ulcer?

Question

After a week of having a sore eye - feeling like I had something in my eye - no swelling or bloodshot, just some pain. Saw my opthamologist today and he said it's an ulcer on my cornea and needs "aggressive" antibiotic treatment. Gave me drops to be used hourly - the usual dose is 4-hourly - and an ointment to be used at night. Stuff I've read on web is really scary. Can anyone tell me if they've had this problem and how it turned out?

Thank you - reassurance so far. Not usually a hypochondriac but my body just knew there was something which had to be attended to. I'll just keep using the drops and ointment and go back to eye doctor next week. Thanks for what you've said.

Answer 1

I had many corneal ulcers once as a small child
no one can remember why

I have my eye site and corneas intact and no problems
(if this helps you relax)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I had a pretty bad corneal ulcer in my right eye two months ago! Had an extensive treatment of oral antibiotics and topical ones as well as an ointment and a steroid! Cornea healed pretty good but resulted in some vision degradation (distortion, double vision and seeing cones on all bright lights) have to wait a couple more weeks to see if glasses will help. Corneal transplant is out of the question because my vision is still too good for doctors to take the risk and laser surgery is also not an option because my scaring is too deep. Only possible option that might work is contact lens but can't use these as I work in a lab. Only hope are glasses but was told it may or may not work! Hope your eye faired better than mine! :)

Answer 4

1) Tissues throughout the body will usually heal (with the aid of antibiotics and proper protection from the elements) within 14 days. 2) The only surgical procedure that aids in healing ulcers is pulling the third eyelid over the eye to keep it protected while it heals. This is not always necessary. 3) Partial loss of eyesight is common due to the neovascularization of the cornea from the ulcer. Usually this is completely resolved once the ulcer is healed. 4) Staining the cornea is the fastest, easiest way to find corneal ulcers and assess the extent of the damage. The discoloration usually goes away the same day, though if the tear ducts are swollen from the irritation it may linger a bit longer. It's non-reactive so no worries there. For your final question, it means the medication is beginning to heal the eye :)

Answer 5

Yes, I had a corneal ulcer a few years ago, thought it was conjunctivitis, as it was mega red and sore.We're lucky to have a specialist eye hospital in my town, so took myself there.Same diagnosis, same treatment.It cleared up beautifully & could wear lenses again. No further occurrence, touch wood .ALWAYS treat your eyes with care and keep an "eye" on them in future.Lol

Answer 6

I had corneas transplants first the left eye then the right eye a few years later. The second one rejected and infected both transplants. I was rushed into hospital with abscesses in both corneas. I had aggressive antibiotic treatment and kept in hospital for 12 days.I had all kinds of drops every two hours night and day.
This all happened because my doctor would not give maxidex after the second transplant, another doctor asked him why
he said he didn't know what it was for. It was on my prescription, the senior register
told me all doctors have a book on their desk telling them what all drugs were for.
I had to get counselling from the blind. I am only telling you this so you can be careful, I
have since changed my doctor, I am registered partially sighted. Good Luck.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

These ulcers are viral, usually due to herpes simplex the cold sore virus, and though they are of concern many people probably do recover spontaneously. The treatment is an anti-viral ( not- antibiotic ) eye drops or ointment, usually Zovirax.

The most important issue is never to use a topical steroid, even though the eye is inflamed. If this is done either due to failure to make the correct diagnosis or ignorance of the risk, it can produce permanent damage to the eye as it increases the growth of the virus.

Answer 9

Yes have had ulcers on the eyes, from my contacts and due to various reasons.
Rx is the same you have mentioned, things got better and I resumed wearing the lenses.
Warmth may give you some comfort, believe it or not a tea bag is a great size to place over a closed eye lid
Boil water, soak the bag, squeeze some of the excess water out, cool it enough so as not to burn you sit/lie back and perhaps it will help.

Answer 10

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