this is caused by a bacteria infection in the eye... usually with soft contact wearers (which i am)...

i have lost nearly all vision in my right eye ... and was bed-ridden wednesday & thursday due to the excruciating pain. the pain has since gone away but the vision has not returned as of yet. i visited my optometrist immediately at the onset of my blurred vision... i was put on antibiotic (drops) on tuesday... with no improvement... on friday i was sent to an ophthalmologist (same findings) and introduced to steroids (drops) and a revised antibiotic.

another follow-up appointment tomorrow (sunday)... they say i will get my complete vision back. but as expected, i'm quite worried.

i was wanting to know if anyone else has experienced this in the past.

thanks for any insight.

 

andrew -
I've never had one, but I've heard they are painful.

I wish you the best. Get better soon.

 

Andrew, I can't provide any info but I am very sorry to hear you are having trouble. I will pray for your health. Get well soon.

 

Our family will say a few extra prayers for your vision. *HUGS*

 

I don't but one of my friends did! He waited to long before going to the doc, and almost lost his vision. It was quite a while before it came back to normal. Hang in there! I believe it was 15 or so days.

 

Andrew,

No corneal ulcer, but I have Diabetic Retinopathy. Also went nearly blind about 4 years ago. I have amazed my doctors with a near perfect recovery. That was one of the reasons I decided it was time to get that sports car a few years back.

Losing one's sight is nothing to make light of. Thankfully there have been a number of breakthroughs that allow many of us to keep our vision.

Glad you caught it early, I am sure you will recover just fine. Gotta love high tech and those wonderful doctors.

My best,
Karl

 

just back from the doctor... a 25% improvement from friday according to them (still seems very blurry to me). i will be going for a follow-up visit on tuesday... any improvement is a blessing.

for any soft contact wearers... be sure to remove your contacts nightly (even if contact company states otherwise)... this will eliminate the chances of this happening to you.

i was removing mine weekly for cleaning and apparently this wasn't enough.

 

Andrew... sorry to hear about your problem.

I had the same problem about five years ago in Silverton, CO while we were up there four wheeling. Yes,
it was very, very painful. The white of my eye became blood red within hours of the infection. It puffed out
over the iris and my eye was very sensitive to light. It took me 12 hours to get home with the wife driving
through the night. I saw two doctors the next day. I went through the same med regiment you're going
through.

As for sight after the infection... it depends on where the scar from the infection forms. Mine formed right
at the bottom of the iris at about the 7:00 position. I have blurred vision in that eye now... sorta like when
your eyes tears up or when you're looking underwater without goggles. Because of the location of the scar,
it distorts the light going to the pupil of my eye causing blurred vision. If I squint and cover the scar, my vision
is good, but I can't go through life squinting with one eye all the time.

My vision in that eye is a blurred 20/40. My cornea specialist will not consider a cornea transplant because
there is not much of a chance the vision would be corrected that much after the surgery. So I'm stuck with
what vision I have left in that eye.

Good luck with your issue, and I truly hope your eye heals without leaving a scar that will affect your vision...

 

I used to wear contacts, and I would leave them in for a week or two at a time with no problems. I got intralasik when I was 21 and would recommend it to anyone who is a candidate. It is actually cheaper in the long run, and it makes your life much easier.

 

now you have me scared... my infection is unfortunately in my direct line of vision... i hope no scar tissue remains after the healing process. i would hate to have long term effects.

thanks again for your input with this.

i am wearing an eye patch as i post to help with the blurred vision.

cheers,
andrew

 

I am also a Diabetic and had Double Cornea Transplants about 8 years ago. Andrew I hope all goes well, seek the opinion/treatment of a specialist if you can.

 

What is your vision after the transplants. As I said above, my cornea specialist said he can not guarantee
anything above 20/40 and it may be worse than what I have now.

 

I actually suffered from "Keretaconus" which translates to irregular shaped corneas. It is a childhood condition and you usually grow out of it, but I got it late in adulthood for some strange reason and I did not grow out of it and it just got worse. My vision without corrective lenses was 200/250, and with corrective lenses 30/45 the best they could do with glasses. After the surgery they are now 20/25 with custom hard Touric contacts, and I have to use reading glasses for very fine print. The contacts are not comfortable, but it beats bumping into poles...lol.

 

my vision is slowly improving ...

last friday it was 20/80

today it is 20/40


the doctor says it will be at least another week for clear vision. he is slowly backing me off the steroids and antibiotics.


thank you all of your input, prayers & support !!!

 

Do take care of your vision while in recovery time and don't overwork your eyes in order to have your rental car tip-top clean.