I have what I believe to be a corneal infiltrate (white spot on colored part of !


Question:

I have what I believe to be a corneal infiltrate (white spot on colored part of my eye). Is it dangerous if?

left untreated? Has anyone had any experiece w/ corneal infiltrates? I actually first got it about 3 weeks ago and I removed my contacts and started wearing my eyeglasses instead. The spot and feel of like I have something like dirt in my eye went away, but as soon as I started wearing contacts, the spot and feeling of having dirt in my eye at the area where the white spot is, came back. I can't afford to see an eye doctor right now as I just had an appointment this week w/ a internest for a digestive issue and probably won't be able to see an eye doctor until next month. Is there anything besides not wear my contacts till the appointment that I can do to help the corneal infiltrate?


Answers:

My daughter had the same symptoms as you and it turned out to be ocular herpes simplex.
BEFORE you wig out at the word 'herpes' read on:
Herpes simplex virus is a common virus affecting humans. It is perhaps best known as the cause of cold sores, the facial blisters that sometimes occur following a cold or fever. The name herpes comes from the Greek word meaning "to creep", as cold sores sometimes appear to creep or spread over the face. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses. Type I primarily involves the face and eyes, and type 2 primarily causes genital infections. Each year in the United States approximately 25 million people have flare-ups of facial herpes, five million develop genital herpes. There are about 500,000 people in the U.S with a history of herpetic eye disease.
Check out the website I listed below and see if any of your symptoms match!
Good luck!




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