Contents:
- Medical Video: STD and STD Symptoms
- What are the features and signs if I have an eye infection?
- What can be the cause of eye infections?
- 1. Irritation and injury
- 2. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
- 3. Herpes simplex
- 4. Shingles
- 5. Bacterial and fungal keratitis
Medical Video: STD and STD Symptoms
There are various types of eye infections that range from mild to severe, with various causes and treatments. Not all eye infections are life threatening, but some require medical assistance. Although the cause of eye infections is usually bacteria and viruses, there are various things and conditions that can trigger this to happen.
What are the features and signs if I have an eye infection?
Many people affected by the eye feel pain, itching, or the sensation of foreign objects in the eye. The eye can even tear and give off a yellow, green, or even bleeding liquid. People sometimes experience sensitivity to light or blurred vision.
If you don't experience pain or other severe symptoms, you will usually be encouraged to treat it yourself. If you experience changes in vision, immediately seek medical attention.
Serious complications of eye infections are retinal damage and the formation of scars on the cornea that can affect vision. Some infections such as syphilis can also cause glaucoma. The rest, eye problems without obvious symptoms can be ignored. For example, chlamydia often does not cause initial symptoms, but if left untreated it can cause infertility and heart disease.
What can be the cause of eye infections?
1. Irritation and injury
This is a common cause of eye infections. For example, being exposed to even a few chemicals can irritate the eyes, making it more sensitive to infections, especially in people who use contact lenses. Some types of eye infections can develop and damage the eyes very quickly.
2. Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Although both are common infectious diseases, chlamydia and gonorrhea can also cause conjunctivitis in adults. A person can get an infection through genital fluid directly, such as semen, or when he scratches the eye after touching the infected genital area. Infants with infected mothers are at very high risk for eye infections when they are born.
3. Herpes simplex
This common skin disease can infect the eye in the same way as chlamydia or gonorrhea. Herpes can cause corneal curvature and ulceration, which can destroy retinal tissue and damage vision.
4. Shingles
Shingles is a virus that is generally known to cause chickenpox, but can also cause eye infections if you touch the eye after touching an open wound. Shingles affects the nerves of the eye and can cause swelling, pain, and discharge of eye fluid. Herpes zoster is the most common cause of eye infections in people over the age of 50 because this disease is more common in older people.
5. Bacterial and fungal keratitis
This is a corneal infection caused by a common bacterium or fungus that usually lives on the skin and in the mouth and nose. These bacteria cannot penetrate the outermost layer of the eye in healthy people. However, in people who use contact lenses or have a weak immune system, bacteria are made easier to enter the cornea, the clear layer on the front of the eye.
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