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Keratitis: causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases of the eye

Keratitis, is a disease that affects the cornea of the eye, and is characterized by increased sensitivity to light, watery eyes. About the extent of the origin of keratitis can be divided into:

  • - Infectious, caused by streptococcal infections as well as tuberculosis and influenza;
  • Traumatic develops as a consequence of the injury to the eye.

Keratitis can be divided into two types – deep and superficial.

Superficial keratitis may be due to previous eye disease, e.g. conjunctivitis. However, even superficial keratitis is characterized by the ability to cure itself. And after the cornea comes in a full order.

Deep keratitis are able to affect the deeper layers of the cornea. After this species can be problems with vision caused by scarring and blurred vision.

Basically there are several types of the disease:

  • Viral keratitis. This kind of caused by a large number of viral diseases, but the mansion always is to provide the herpes. Common colds, especially with reduced immunity can lead to the adenoviral keratitis on the background of conjunctivitis;
  • Herpetic keratitis. With reduced immunity, in the body aktiviziruyutsya endogenous virus. It is always in the nerve tissues, and is in a passive position. However, the General weakening of the immune defense leads to relapse, and in these moments, the disease is treatable with great difficulty. This is due primarily to the fact that all types of keratitis your main symptoms, but they are so specific and easily recognized that even self-diagnose problems, each one of us.

    The primary symptom of keratitis is increased sensitivity to light, constant tearing, in addition, it is possible to feel pain in the eye. Often, these symptoms are mixed with a foreign body sensation that prevents the eyeball, this feeling is called "sand in the eye."

    Diagnosis

    To the confirmed symptoms of keratitis, it is necessary diagnostic tests that must hold ophthalmologist.

    It is important to distinguish keratitis from a similar eye diseases such as conjunctivitis, corneal dystrophy, iridocyclitis, or another attack of glaucoma.

    Treatment of keratitis

    As we have already identified several types of keratitis are caused by several reasons. However, remain the most common bacterial and viral types of the disease, and in third place are injuries to the eyeball.

    Inthe treatment of keratitis plays a huge role accurate diagnosis, because the symptoms can be similar to other eye ailments, and the treatment just be spent in vain, and keratitis, meanwhile, continue to evolve.

    Regardless of the causes of the disease and the chosen treatment, during therapy, will have to give up wearing contact lenses.

    Basically medications in the treatment of keratitis applied in the form of eye drops and tablets. In infectious keratitis, are drugs with antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral action.

    If it is herpes the type of disease, the doctor may prescribe such drugs as: "Antipolo", "Ophthalmoferon", also used as ointment – Zovirax " and everyone knows "Acyclovir".

    Bacterial keratitis is commonly treated with antibacterial drugs, such as: "Florasol", "TOPEX". Thus steroid drugs are strictly contraindicated, they can complicate the course of the disease.

    If the cause of keratitis acts as an allergic reaction, eye doctor prescribe antihistamine tablets and drops. In addition, the treatment can be applied hormonal agent, for example, "Dexamethasone". However, a major role in the treatment of this disease plays possible removal of the allergen, which causes bouts of illness.

    In principle, keratitis quite successfully treatable, but only if promptly seek medical help. Otherwise, the disease becomes not only chronic, but the complications that manifest in the form of scars on the cornea of the eyeball.