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Corneal ulcers and infections - Symptom
Alternative Names
Bacterial keratitis; Fungal keratitis; Acanthamoeba keratitis; Herpes simplex keratitis
Symptoms:
- Eye pain
- Impaired vision
- Eye redness
- White patch on the cornea
- Sensitivity to light (photophobia)
- Watery eyes
- Eye burning, itching and discharge
Signs and tests:
- Visual acuity
- Refraction test
- Tear test
- Slit-lamp examination
- Pupillary reflex response
- Keratometry (measurement of the cornea)
- Scraping the ulcer for analysis or culture
- Fluorescein stain of the cornea
- Reviewed last on: 9/1/2006
- Manju Subramanian, MD, Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Disease and Surgery, Boston University Eye Associates, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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