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The use of contact lenses, must be more disciplined hygiene of contact lenses. Dirty lenses can cause keratitis.

Keratitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the cornea of the eye. This condition is often marked by pain and vision problems. Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea (the transparent layer covering the colored part of eye and pupil).

For the first time, using softlens or contact lenses, usually first concerns always maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of contact lenses. The lack of hygiene of contact lenses can cause serious eye infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). The eye infection can cause visual impairment and can cause blindness. These infections occur not only among people who use soft contact lenses, but also frequently experience a part of everyone’s eyes exposed to dust, water and soil.

Factors Causes and Symptoms

Keratitis can occur in children and adults. The conditions of the bacteria are often unable to find a healthy cornea, but some can cause a bacterial infection. For example, an injury or trauma to the eye can cause infection of the cornea.

The cause of keratitis vary. Bacteria, viruses and fungi, is one that can cause keratitis. Other causes include dry eyes caused by the use of contact lenses, foreign bodies in the eye, or even more irritating. Moreover, vitamin A deficiency and the use of contact lenses that are less well also be a cause of keratitis.

According to Dr. Shah R Siti Fatima Hospital SPM Puri Indah Kembangan Selatan, Jakarta Barat, keratitis caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and allergy. “It could also result from dry eye disease,” he said. The most common causes of this disease due to trauma or injury that occurred just in the cornea of the eye. “Often, rubbed his eyes, causing severe damage to the cornea, he said.

Keratitis cases are often those who are too often the use of contact lenses. Hygiene of contact lens users are often lax contact lens.

“For example, a contact lens that is rarely cleaned after each use or use of contact lenses that are expired,” he said.

Keratitis often occurs because patients do not save or disinfect contact lenses properly, causing an eye infection. Apart from the user subjects factor, is also an activity that may be risk factors for this disease are contact lenses while swimming or bathing in the shower (shower) without removing contact lenses.

Symptoms of keratitis caused by them, with tears and much pain in his eyes. In addition there is also decreased visual acuity. In some cases it is the inflammation of the eyelid causing the eyes become red and swollen and very sensitive to excessive light.

“But all the symptoms we fear most is the view of the flight of the patient,” he said.

The disease occurs because the cornea is injured and is expected to happen to blindness if not receive immediate medical treatment. In the case of keratitis may resemble more a ring that covers the iris.

Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosis is made through history to discover the early history of the patient. “The diagnosis is usually known by the symptoms experienced by patients, he said. The diagnosis of keratitis is rarely done properly at an early stage. Usually, the disease can be diagnosed only after all dilakkukan treatment efforts fail.

Keratitis patients often receive poorer medical diagnosis of the disease is often suspected that herpes simplex keratitis. Other diseases also have similarities with keratitis is a fungal keratitis and keratitis mycobakteri. The diagnosis can also be tested by research. Investigations can be achieved by implementing a culture of corneal biopsy amoebanya find a way.

Drops or ointment in antibiotics, antifungals and antivirals to treat keratitis usually administered but these medications should be administered with a prescription from a doctor. “Sometimes, many patients who used carelessly drops without a prescription,” he said. The treatment is not good or bad can cause a worsening of symptoms. Medicines called topical corticosteroids may cause a deterioration of the cornea in patients with herpes simplex virus keratitis.

Medicines containing steroids should not be used for keratitis eye affected, because the disease worse and May cause ulceration of the cornea and cause blindness. And you should consult your doctor or a trained eye to treat eye diseases.

“Usually, your doctor will prescribe the form of drops or ointment applied to the eyes,” he said.While some cases of severe corneal transplant is necessary to return the eye can see normally.

Keratitis Patients generally use their eyes to protect eyes from bright lights, objects that can contaminate the eyes, and other irritants. But it is preferable to treatment with an ophthalmologist for more accurate treatment.

Antibiotics, anti-virus and anti-fungal may be used by the bacterial cause. The broad-spectrum antibiotics can be used for treatment, but if the laboratory results determined the cause, treatment can be replaced by the patient.

“Giving antibiotics depends on the cause of keratitis for itself,” he said. Sometimes it takes more than one type of treatment. Laser surgery is sometimes made to the already heavy case because the patient was in need of a cornea transplant.