Corneal ulcer: Causes And Symptoms
Posted by Accuspire on Jul 14th 2020
If there is an open sore on the cornea, the condition is called as having corneal ulcer. It usually happens because of an eye infection and even severe dry eyes can also cause this problem.
Corneal ulcer symptoms:
Some of the symptoms of cornel ulcer are severe pain, eye soreness, tearing, pus or discharge from eyes, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, foreign particle feeling in eyes, eye swelling and white spot in cornea.
Consult your doctor immediately if you have corneal ulcer or these symptoms as it can permanently damage the eyes leading to blindness.
Some of the people associated with this risk are people with dry eyes, people having eyelid disorders, people using steroid drops and people who have injury in cornea. If a person is wearing contact lenses, cleaning it regularly and storing it in a clean container containing neat solution is very important.
Causes of corneal ulcer:
They are caused by infections like bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic. Contact lens wearers are commonly affected by bacterial infections because of extended usage of lenses and unclean lens usage. It is also caused by the same virus which is responsible for causing cold sore. It is also caused by chicken pox and shingle causing virus. Steroid eye drops and improper contact lens usage causes fungal infection in eyes, leading to corneal ulcer. Fungal keratitis is caused when pollen grains get into the eyes damaging the cornea.
Parasitic infection is another type which is caused by Acanthamoeba. It is a single celled and microscopic, commonly found in soil and fresh water. It causes infection particularly for lens users.
