Corneal ulcer

[sincitylover]

Woke up with painful right eye this morning - gp sent me to eye clinic at hospital and I've got a corneal ulcer. Currently waiting for anti biotic drops have to back Friday unless it gets worst.

Presumably it's not ok to take painkillers as you couldn't judge if it's got worse.

Anyone else had one of these?

Absolutely fine to take painkillers - I'd strongly advise that you do as corneal ulcers are frigging painful.

Painkillers will not mask a worsening infection and you would also have other symptoms such as increased redness in the eye.

Provided you have no allergies, are not pregnant and have no other illnesses e.g. stomach ulcers, you can take:

1. EITHER 2 paracetamol tablets 4 times a day OR 2 co-codamol tablets 4 times a day (never take co-codamol as well as paracetamol)

2. 400 mg ibuprofen 3 times a day. Do not take on an empty stomach.

Do not patch the eye unless the eye clinic said it was safe to do so.

thanks for this - I did take painkillers plus Im taking the eye drop every two hours - seen a slight improvement today.

Not putting anything near my eye that could compromise the healing!

well I went back today and it turns out I have blepharitis so this means a regime of cleaning the eye with compresses and cotton buds and dilute shampoo.

It appears to be a long term condition and could explain why I have had a sesnsitiivty to light for a long time.

not had corneal ulcer, but have had corneal infection, blepharitis (like looking through a thin smear of vaseline) and assorted other eye irritations, so you have my sympathy. You'll get sorted though. Make sure you only put the tiniest drop of baby shampoo in the hot water. It does work though - it'll improve. After a while you won't need the shampoo, probably