Keratitis, also known as a corneal ulcer, is an inflammation or irritation of the cornea,
Acute Keratitis is an acute inflammation of the cornea. Although treatable, this condition is the most common cause of corneal blindness.
Causes of Acute Keratitis
Acute Keratitis can be caused by sudden exposure to wind, infections from bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, or by non-infectious injuries like scratches or foreign objects in the eye. Wearing contact lenses especially sleeping in them, is a common risk factor.
Causes of acute keratitis include:
Any type of Injury.
If any object scratches or injures the surface of your cornea, noninfectious keratitis may result. In addition, an injury may allow microorganisms to gain access to the damaged cornea, causing infectious acute keratitis.
Bacteria, fungi, parasites:
These organisms may live on the surface of a contact lens or contact lens carrying case and cause acute Keratitis. The cornea may become contaminated when the lens is in your eye, resulting in infectious keratitis. Poor contact lens hygiene or contact lens overwear can cause both noninfectious and infectious acute keratitis.
Viruses:
The herpes viruses — herpes simplex and herpes zoster — may cause acute keratitis.
Bacteria:
Staphylococcus, streptococcus and pseudomonas are common bacteria involved in acute and chronic keratitis.
Contaminated water:
Bacteria, fungi and parasites in water — particularly in oceans, rivers, lakes and hot tubs — can enter your eyes when you’re swimming and result in acute keratitis. However, even if you’re exposed to these organisms, a healthy cornea is unlikely to become infected unless there has been some previous breakdown of the corneal surface — for example, from wearing a contact lens too long.
Symptoms of Acute Keratitis
- eye pain
- redness,
- sensitivity to light
- blurred vision,
- watery eyes
- Difficulty opening your eyelid because of pain or irritation
- feeling that something is stuck in your eye
Risk factors of Acute Keratitis
- Eye injury.
- Contact lenses
- Exposure to wind
- Harsh weather
- Contaminated water
- Files
Complications of Acute Keratitis
- Acute or Chronic corneal inflammation and scarring
- Acute Chronic or recurrent viral infections of the cornea
- Open sores on the cornea (corneal ulcers)
- Temporary or permanent loss of vision
- The feeling of a foreign body like sand in eyes.
- Blindness
Prevention of Acute Keratitis:
- Caring for your contact lenses
- Using contact lenses properly and cleaning and disinfecting can help prevent acute or Chronic keratitis.
- Choose daily wear contacts and take them out before going to sleep.
- Don’t wear contact lenses when you go swimming.
Preventing viral outbreaks:
- Some forms of viral keratitis can’t be eliminated.
- If you have a cold sore or a herpes blister, avoid touching your eyes, eyelids, and the skin around your eyes unless you’ve thoroughly washed your hands.
- Only use eye drops that an eye doctor has prescribed.
- Washing your hands frequently can reduce viral outbreaks.
Homeopathic medicine for acute keratitis
- Euphrasia
Euphrasia is useful in the case of keratitis where there is very excessive secretion of tears and intense photophobia.
- Aurum met
Recommended when patients see fiery objects, black spots, flames, and sparkles before the eyes. Useful when conditions are worse from sunset to sunrise.
- Merc sol
Very helpful in photophobia, foggy vision, black spots, sparks, and flames before the eyes with burning pain.
- Sulfur
Very useful for photophobia with parenchymatous acute keratitis.
- Conium
photophobia and excessive lachrymation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How common is keratitis?
Keratitis is a common condition that can be treated. However, outside of the U.S. and other developed countries, infectious keratitis is a significant cause of blindness. Some of the infections that cause keratitis can be transferred from person to person by touching contaminated items, coughs or sneezes.
- What causes infectious keratitis?
Bacterial keratitis: This type, caused by bacteria, is the most common.
Fungal keratitis: This type is caused by fungi, often from plants.
Parasitic keratitis: Parasites are organisms that live off another organism. Acanthamoeba keratitis is caused by a one-celled parasite called an amoeba.
Viral keratitis: Viruses like the ones that cause shingles and herpes simplex can cause keratitis. Herpes simplex keratitis often recurs.
- What causes noninfectious keratitis?
Injring to eye. (This includes having eye surgery, being in an accident and having a condition where your eyelashes scrape against the surface of your eye.)
Wearing contact lenses for too long.
Having a foreign object in your eye.
Being exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light for too long.
Having a vitamin A deficiency.
Having an eyelid disorder or immune system condition that causes dry eyes.
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- What are risk factors for developing keratitis?
Anyone can develop keratitis. However, one major risk factor for keratitis is wearing contact lenses. Wearing them longer than you’re supposed to wear them. This can cause damage to your eye and possibly allow infection to enter.
Not cleaning / disinfecting them properly.
Wearing them while you’re in pools, hot tubs or outdoor water sources.
- How is keratitis treated with Allopathic treatment?
If you have a mild case of keratitis, your provider may suggest using lubricant eye drops and letting your eye heal on its own.
However, medication normally treats infectious keratitis. If you have a bacterial infection, you’ll get antibiotic eye drops. If you have a fungal infection, the eye drops will contain antifungal medication. If you have a virus, your provider will prescribe antiviral eye drops. After a bacterial or viral infection clears up mostly or completely, your provider might suggest steroid eye drops to reduce swelling.
For pain, your provider might give you eye drops that dilate your eye.
If you have advanced keratitis, you may need oral medication to treat infections. If you don’t respond to medication and keratitis is causing scars on your cornea, you may need a cornea transplant.
- How soon after treatment will I feel better?
Make sure your hands are clean if you have to touch your eyes.
.Not swimming, showering or using the hot tub when you’re wearing your contact lenses.
Practicing good hand washing techniques and avoiding contact with people who are sick.
Wearing protective eyewear while working and participating in sports.
Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from UV light.
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