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Suggest Treatment For Inflammation Of Cornea
I have been having alot of eye problems bacterial infections and the latest one I m dealing with now is worse. Started thursday night. very scratchy eyes friday. I do wear contacts and didn t put them in friday morning . problem got so bad i left work and went to doctor. doctor said it looks like i had an impact to my eye which i have not he said there was a lot of inflamation behind the cornea . I now have a steroid eye drop which felt like it worked as soon as i put it in my eye. seems like every time i get a cold it goes to my eye . I have been on antibiotice numerous times in the last year which is not normal for me. I m starting to think I m having side effects from the mirena i ve had it for about 4 years. Symptoms i m experiencing moody tired eye problems lower leg pain like a pulled muscle shoulder pain abdonimal pain no sex drive
Fri, 28 Oct 2022
Hello,
Corneal inflammation may be caused by probable reasons like keratitis also known as corneal ulcer is an inflammation or irritation of the cornea. The causes are infectious like viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and vitamin A deficiency. Non infectious causes are injury to the cornea, such as a scratch, dryness or inflammation of the cornea, foreign body in the eye. overexposure to ultraviolet light, or allergies.
Improper contact lens use, such as wearing them for too long, not cleaning them properly or wearing them while swimming. The treatment of corneal ulcer is for noninfectious keratitis. Mild case treatment is artificial tears. In severe cases, a bandage to shield the eye and anti-inflammatory eye medication are needed
For infectious keratitis in mild cases, you need antibiotic, antiviral or anti-fungal eyedrops, depending on the cause of infection, and in severe cases, take oral medication. Mirena is not known to cause any eye problems.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist
Corneal inflammation may be caused by probable reasons like keratitis also known as corneal ulcer is an inflammation or irritation of the cornea. The causes are infectious like viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and vitamin A deficiency. Non infectious causes are injury to the cornea, such as a scratch, dryness or inflammation of the cornea, foreign body in the eye. overexposure to ultraviolet light, or allergies.
Improper contact lens use, such as wearing them for too long, not cleaning them properly or wearing them while swimming. The treatment of corneal ulcer is for noninfectious keratitis. Mild case treatment is artificial tears. In severe cases, a bandage to shield the eye and anti-inflammatory eye medication are needed
For infectious keratitis in mild cases, you need antibiotic, antiviral or anti-fungal eyedrops, depending on the cause of infection, and in severe cases, take oral medication. Mirena is not known to cause any eye problems.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist
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