ACUTE HERPETIC KERATITIS
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This is the rather scary title for Viral Cold Sore Infection (EYES)
I have no idea where it came from as I have never had a cold sore ever
I only know that it is extremely painful
It starte 12days ago,and I just thought I had probably got a bit of
gardening debris in the eye and used Optrex to soothe it, ByThursday it
was very sore bloodshot and the lids were a little swollen .So I rang
the GP for an emegency visit I met a locum, obviously newly qualified,
Iexplained that there was a lot of pain under my upper lid. She duly
looked at my eye which she said was perfect .so ,i tried again saying
it felt as though there was a razor blade under the lid She lifted the lid
and said she couldn't see anything and to come back if it got worse
It did get worse over the next Three days
so Monday morning I went to where I should have gone in the first
place, the Eye clinic at the hospital It opens at 8-30,I wa there at 8 as I
know it gets very busy
Duly seen and given drops and a thorough looking at ,and he told me
the reasons ,and even bothered to show me the pictures ,looked like
three, ( yes I have three of the blighters )squiggles gave me some
eye drops and an appointment for next week
It is now Wednesday and eleven drops later ,and i can see nor feel
any change It still hurts like mad blood shot and puffy eyelid
As you can see by the time it is quite early, but it looks as though
I will go back to the clinic
Anyone else had this prob and, most important, did it go away???
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mrsmop jacqueline01135
Posted
Oh dear me, I do need a secretary!! I was having a shower.
I made a poor girl in America laugh, this was on an Iritis forum. She was worried about her red eye, I said that I was wearing a red top, to co-ordinate with my red eye! Today, though, my top is black, still goes pretty well with the red eye though.
Carry on with your drops as you have been instructed to. See what your Ophthalmologist says. Restrict your computer work, you have probably also got dry eyes, ignore the watering, dry eye syndrome means that you are lacking in some essential oils that your eye makes.
When you see your GP, ask for some Hyabak eye drops. They are preservative free, which is important. Do not use them at the same time as your other eye drops - gives them time to work. They say at least 5 minutes between drops.
Don't worry.
I have to use steroid drops every hour & dilating drops 'when necessary' currently about 4 times a day & still my eye is bright red and extremely painful.
jacqueline01135 mrsmop
Posted
I am noy over worried, just can't understand No Pain
return to pain
Sounds as though I am being a bit of a WUSS compared with
what you have to cope with ,Have you had what youv'e got.
ha ha ha ,for a long -ish time.0r is it newly acquired. Sorry about
your black top. black makes me look like funeral material !!!!!
mrsmop jacqueline01135
Posted
You are not being a wuss! You are trying to make sense of what is happening & you are asking a lot of questions. I did the same & I still do but as my situation has changed/developed, my questions become more complex.