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What Causes Irritation In Eyes With Formation Of Crust?

Hello. I am super paranoid, and here is the situation. I have an irritation in my eyes.... not so much described as an irritation, but rather a feeling that they have tears (but nothing is leaking). i don t have anything red in my eyes other than the usual redness or pinkness if i look into the top or bottom of my eyelids... and for the past few days they ve felt weird. The closest thing i can describe is sticky when i open them or close them, with very mild eye crust from time to time (not more than usual). Here s why i think it s my imagination: I had a situation in which I performed oral sex on a man with a condom for a short amount of time and ended up having his unprotected genitalia on areas of my face (not directly on my eyes). I then washed my face and since then I ve felt weird about it, regretting it and feeling guilty. A day after this experience I started feeling the eye symptoms. Prior to that, a couple of weeks before I had a similar situation in which the unprotected genital touched my bottom lip and I wiped off the precum (with my mouth closed immediately). No further actions were done. These were 2 mistakes in a row that I regret having made and I think I m just feeling overwhelmed with guilt. Also 2 weeks after this happened I had a zit on my lip (which always happens), and in an attempt to pop it it turned into a red circle eventually which healed in under a week and a half. I started worrying that it would be syphilis or something of that nature... which is supposed to heal after 4 to 8 weeks and be painless (this was painful to the touch on and off). Just nervous. need an answer... please. thanks.
Mon, 29 Jul 2019
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hello,

Irritation in eyes, eye crust and stickiness can be due to allergic conjunctivitis.
I suggest you consult an ophthalmologist for clinical assessment and thus management.
The healed ulcer may be due to syphilis, however, you need to get a VDRL test for the same.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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What Causes Irritation In Eyes With Formation Of Crust?

Hello, Irritation in eyes, eye crust and stickiness can be due to allergic conjunctivitis. I suggest you consult an ophthalmologist for clinical assessment and thus management. The healed ulcer may be due to syphilis, however, you need to get a VDRL test for the same. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist