Patient's question:
Just recently, my eyes have been feeling uncomfortable. They keep tearing up, and there's also some pain. My best friend said it's very possible that it's viral keratitis. So, what are the symptoms of this disease after it occurs?Doctor's answer:
First. Viral keratitis can be divided into several types. The symptoms of different types of keratitis are different.1. MAP keratitis: Dendritic keratitis is caused by the spread of the lesion to the surrounding and deep stroma. The ulcer area expands. The edges are irregular..
2. Dendritic keratitis: Acute onset. Often accompanied by symptoms such as photophobia, tearing, eye pain, and foreign body sensation. Initially. Point-like infiltrates appear on the corneal surface. Small vesicles appear in the epithelium.、. Called dendritic herpes. After the vesicles rupture. The epithelium peels off to form shallow linear depressions. Then the lesions connect and merge into grooves. Forming a. The tips of the branches show nodular small vesicles. The epithelium near the lesion area swells and dissolves. It is easy to detach from the anterior elastic layer.