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Corneal Ulcer
A corneal ulcer is an open sore on your cornea. That's the thin, clear layer over your iris (the colored part of the eye). It's also known as keratitis.
A corneal ulcer can cause:
Talk to your doctor right away if you notice:
It's especially important to watch for problems if you've scratched your cornea before or if you've been around chemicals or small particles such as sand, metal, or glass.
Infections cause most corneal ulcers.
People who wear contact lenses are more likely to get corneal ulcers. This risk is 10 times higher if you use extended-wear (overnight) soft contacts.
Bacteria on the lens or in your cleaning solution could get trapped under the lens. Wearing lenses for long periods can also block oxygen to your cornea, increasing the chances of infection.
Scratches on the edge of your contact might scrape your cornea and leave it more open to bacterial infections. Tiny particles of dirt trapped under the contact could also scratch your cornea.
Other things that may lead to a corneal ulcer include:
More causes of cornea injury include:
A cornea erosion can occur when the abrasion re-tears. Corneal infection, also called keratitis, is relatively rare. Several conditions can cause an infection of the cornea, including:
Conjunctivitis (pinkeye). Bacteria, viruses, or allergies can cause conjunctivitis. The condition usually causes only minor eye irritation. However, if it becomes severe or remains untreated, it can lead to corneal infection.
Herpes zoster (shingles). This infection is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. In some people, the infection becomes active again later in life, causing a painful, blistering rash called shingles. Shingles that develop on the face, head, or neck can also affect the cornea. About 40%-60% of people who get shingles in those areas will develop it on the cornea.
Ocular herpes. Herpes of the eye is caused by the herpes simplex virus—the same virus that causes oral and genital herpes. Ocular herpes develops on the eyelid or surface of the eye and can lead to corneal inflammation. This virus is the most common eye infection that causes blindness in the U.S.
Corneal dystrophies. Are somewhat rare conditions that cause changes to the cornea. There are more than 20 types. These eye problems are inherited, so if someone in your family has one of these eye conditions, you may be at risk. Corneal dystrophies usually affect both eyes and can cause vision loss and blindness. Sometimes, they cause no symptoms and are only discovered during an eye exam. Here are a few of the more common types of corneal dystrophies:
Fuchs' dystrophy. This progresses slowly, usually affecting people in their 50s and 60s. The condition damages the endothelial cells in the cornea. Symptoms include swelling and blistering of the cornea, blurred vision, pain, and vision problems.
Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy. This causes small gaps between the outer layer and rest of the cornea, called epithelial erosions. These gaps cause blurred vision, pain, sensitivity to glare and light, and other symptoms that often flare up between ages 40 and 70 years.
Keratoconus. It's a progressive thinning of the cornea that affects 1 in 500 to 2,000 people in the U.S., usually in their teens and 20s, but it can occur in nearly every decade of life. With keratoconus, the cornea becomes thin and bulges outward in a cone shape, like a hernia. The condition can cause moderate to severe blurred vision, multiple images, glare, and halos around objects at night and rob people of the ability to lead a normal life. Often nearsightedness and astigmatism develop from keratoconus.
See your eye doctor right away. They'll use a drop of dye and a special microscope called a slit lamp to look for problems.
If your doctor thinks you have an infection, they may take a small sample from the ulcer for analysis in a lab. This can help them decide on the best treatment.
Medications
Depending on the cause of your ulcer, you'll probably get antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal eye drops. You might need to use these as often as once an hour for several days.
To treat pain, your doctor may also give you oral painkillers or drops to widen (dilate) your pupil.
Surgery
If medications don't help or if the ulcer is severe, you might need a corneal transplant. Your doctor takes out your cornea and replaces it with a healthy one from another person.
Treatment Follow-Up
You'll need to see your doctor every day until they tell you to stop. Call them right away if your symptoms get worse, such as blurry vision, pain, or discharge.
Your doctor may also recommend some steps you can take at home to ease symptoms:
If you have any eye problems, see your doctor as soon as possible. Even minor injuries can lead to an ulcer.
Wear eye protection when you're around small particles.
If you have dry eyes or if your eyelids don't close all the way, use artificial tears to keep your eyes moist.
If you wear contact lenses, be very careful about how you clean and wear them.
A corneal ulcer is a medical emergency. Without treatment, it might spread to the rest of your eye, and you could lose some or all of your eyesight in a short time. You can also get a hole in your cornea, scarring, cataracts, or glaucoma.
With treatment, most corneal ulcers get better in 2 or 3 weeks.
If you have trouble seeing because of scars from a corneal ulcer, you might need a corneal transplant.
'This Is Your Reminder': Sephora Customer Uses Tester. Then She Notices Something Unusual On Her Eye
A Sephora customer says she recently found out the hard way why you shouldn't use testing makeup at beauty stores.
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Jessica Ebraheim (@jessebs9) says she visited Sephora four weeks ago and tested one of the eyeliner kits. It's not clear whether she bought the product, but Ebraheim certainly took something home with her: a nasty infection.
She says in the caption of her TikTok video that her infection hasn't gone away—even after four weeks. While experts make clear that testing makeup can give you herpes or pink eye, Ebraheim says she got a stye.
"What the hell is growing on my eye? This is actually crazy," she says. "This is your reminder not to use the tester makeup at Sephora."
Using a makeup store's testing makeup is a risky betAccording to Yahoo!, test makeup is riddled with bacteria and germs. The outlet spoke with Elizabeth Brooks, a biological sciences professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, who conducted a two-year study on the makeup testers and applicators in department stores, drugstores, and specialty shops in New Jersey.
The results of her test are quite something: Staph, strep, and E. Coli bacteria were all found, Brooks told Yahoo!.
"Wherever you see E. Coli, you should just think 'E. Coli equals feces,'" she told the outlet. "That means someone went to the bathroom, didn't wash their hands, and then stuck their fingers in that moisturizer."
Brooks says that people who want to try on makeup should avoid putting anything near their eyes, nose, or mouth. If you do that, she says, you should be OK.
What happened to the content creator's eye?Makeup can contribute to styes by introducing the aforementioned bacteria to the eyelid. As Ebraheim experienced, styes are usually painful and red and occur near the edge of the eyelid. Bad experiences like these at Sephora can discourage people from using testers at makeup stores.
As Brooks told Yahoo!, sharing makeup can spread bacteria from one person to another when distributing tools such as eyeliner, mascara wands, and eyeshadow brushes.
Of course, sharing makeup isn't the only way styes can form. Old makeup can contain bacteria, so it's important not to use expired products. In addition, leaving makeup on overnight can clog glands and encourage further bacteria growth.
Thankfully, warm compresses and over-the-counter pain relievers can help styes. You can also visit an optometrist for antibiotic eye drops or creams.
Sephora customers have been burned in the pastIn 2018, a California-based Sephora customer sued the store after claiming a Los Angeles-based location gave her oral herpes.
The woman says she used a lipstick sample at the store and later got oral herpes. As a result, she blamed Sephora and sued the store for liability and negligence, among other things.
According to a write-up from Newsweek, the customer says, "The store is at fault because they encourage customers to use lipstick by displaying them out in the open, along with makeup wipes to 'disinfect' before each use."
It's not clear this case has legs, though. A member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's Public Health Committee told the outlet that the customer might've already had herpes without knowing it.
"It's mostly common sense that you probably shouldn't put it on your lips," the member says. "If you do that you're putting yourself at risk and you should know that."
@jessebs9 And it's lowkey still there 4 weeks later 😅 #stye ♬ original sound – jessebs9 Viewers don't have sympathy for Sephora customerSeveral commenters had zero empathy for Ebraheim, noting that it's "common knowledge" to not use makeup stores' testing products.
"I thought we all knew this," one viewer says.
"This is YOUR reminder sis," another wrote.
"Who on earth puts testers on their face at Sephora?" a third person asked.
Meanwhile, some commenters say they weren't sure whether the bump on Ebraheim's eye was a stye.
"You should probably go to the doctor to make sure that's not a STAPH infection," one woman suggested.
"Could be herpes," another says.
"Please go to [the] doctor, you need antibiotic eye drops," a third viewer wrote. "Don't pop them."
To this comment, Ebraheim responded: "Yes I did already, it's better now."
Thank God for happy endings.
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3-year-old Boy Risks Losing Eye After Person With Herpes Kisses His Right Eye, Man Claims
A three-year-old boy has contracted herpes and is at risk of losing his eye after being kissed by someone with the virus, a man has reported.
The incident, which has sparked widespread reactions, was shared in a viral TikTok post.
In the video, the man recounted how the child's mother revealed that someone with herpes had kissed her son on his right eye, leading to a severe infection later diagnosed as herpes.
Expressing concern, the man cautioned against such actions, stating, "Stop kissing other people's children. A three-year-old boy could now lose his eye because an adult couldn't keep their mouth and saliva to themselves."
He further explained that the boy's mother initially assumed it was a minor eye infection and sought medical attention.
However, despite being given antibiotics, the child's condition worsened within two days.
As the story gained traction online, many concerned individuals flooded the comment section to share their thoughts and reactions.
See some reactions below:
Magoveni: "So yall have oral sexual engagements then go on to kiss people's kids?😕."
Tervin: "😭😭😭 WHY TF would you kiss a child knowing youyou have herpes???."
Angelwings: "If anyone kiss my kid I don't care if you're family you'll be sued for asualt."
Lady T: "This is so disheartening 😭😭💔."
Allen-Jane: "agreed! I grew up not kissing family. I set that boundary myself. Even now my family know not to even try me. I dont have kids but are forever preaching this. A high five and hallo is enough 😬."
luxwhiteningbygina: "Poor baby, I pray that he will be ok, so heartbreaking 😢💔."
Faith: "I almost lost my daughter after she was born! My bed was the 1st when u enter the ward so ppl were attracted by her cuteness. Few hours things took a turn and she ws even admitted 2 another hospital"
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@thabo_baloyi_Stop kissing other people's babies! This 3-year-old boy could lose his eye because someone with herpes kissed him on or near his eye Image: Michelle Saaiman (Facebook) #southafrica #SouthAfrican #southafricantiktok #SouthAfricaTikTok #southafricatiktok🇿🇦
♬ original sound – Thabo Baloyi
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