What are the symptoms and treatments of keratitis?

The symptoms of keratitis mainly include fear of light, tears, pain, conjunctiva edema, etc. As the disease progresses, corneal transparency may decrease, ground-glass changes may occur, and even severe corneal ulcers may occur. In terms of treatment, keratitis treatment methods mainly include drug treatment, including antimicrobial treatment and the use of glucocorticoid eye drops.

Anti-microbial treatment is to select effective drugs for pathogenic microorganisms for local eye drops, such as bacterial keratitis should be selected antibiotic eye drops, viral keratitis needs to use antiviral eye drops. The use of glucocorticoid eye drops should strictly control indications, mainly for early corneal lesions. In more serious cases, surgery may also be required, such as amniotic membrane covering surgery or eyelid suture surgery.