corneal ulcers / keratisis
Posted: Mon 02 Apr 2007 1:24 pm
Hi all
I was wondering if anyone had advice or information they could offer me about corneal ulcers? I currently have ulcers or keratisis (?) (are they different things?) on both eyes, so I'm stuck with no lenses again (I have the softperm type). I've been prescribed Predsol eyedrops, and from scouting around the forum it looks like others have tended to get antibiotics rather than steroids as treatment? I got the right eye ulcer a few weeks ago, followed the instructions for the Predsol for a couple of weeks, but when I went to get it checked, it was still there along with a new left eye one, I'm just feeling a bit unconvinced about the treatment as it doesn't seem to have worked - anyone had the same?
Beyond that, I'm also curious about the reason for these ulcers happening. My lens fitter thinks it must be my lenses as the ulcers are very large, crescent shaped, along the line where the lens fits - same place on both eyes. But the hospital say no, but gave no real explanation, beyond something vague about me being sensitive to bacteria that most people aren't, when I pressed the last doc for info. From what I've seen on here, it's pretty common to get ulcers based on lens abrasion?
I had an ulcer over Xmas so I'm pretty fed up now, I want to avoid further occurences if I can but how do I if I don't know the cause? I find my lenses painful with lots of watering on a good day in the middle of winter, so I know it's only going to get worse now we're hitting pollen season! I'm figuring I just won't be able to keep going in my job because I'm a caseworker and need to visit people in their homes, we don't really have public transport here so I'm a bit stuffed without lenses really. I can't take another summer of miserable searing pain - of course if the ulcers keep up I won't even have that option!!!
Sorry for the lengthy post, any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Kerrie
I was wondering if anyone had advice or information they could offer me about corneal ulcers? I currently have ulcers or keratisis (?) (are they different things?) on both eyes, so I'm stuck with no lenses again (I have the softperm type). I've been prescribed Predsol eyedrops, and from scouting around the forum it looks like others have tended to get antibiotics rather than steroids as treatment? I got the right eye ulcer a few weeks ago, followed the instructions for the Predsol for a couple of weeks, but when I went to get it checked, it was still there along with a new left eye one, I'm just feeling a bit unconvinced about the treatment as it doesn't seem to have worked - anyone had the same?
Beyond that, I'm also curious about the reason for these ulcers happening. My lens fitter thinks it must be my lenses as the ulcers are very large, crescent shaped, along the line where the lens fits - same place on both eyes. But the hospital say no, but gave no real explanation, beyond something vague about me being sensitive to bacteria that most people aren't, when I pressed the last doc for info. From what I've seen on here, it's pretty common to get ulcers based on lens abrasion?
I had an ulcer over Xmas so I'm pretty fed up now, I want to avoid further occurences if I can but how do I if I don't know the cause? I find my lenses painful with lots of watering on a good day in the middle of winter, so I know it's only going to get worse now we're hitting pollen season! I'm figuring I just won't be able to keep going in my job because I'm a caseworker and need to visit people in their homes, we don't really have public transport here so I'm a bit stuffed without lenses really. I can't take another summer of miserable searing pain - of course if the ulcers keep up I won't even have that option!!!
Sorry for the lengthy post, any advice would be greatly appreciated,
Kerrie