clinical features

Last reviewed 01/2018

Clinical features of a corneal ulcer include:

• more discomfort than conjunctivitis
• red eye
• may be slight blurring of vision
• photophobia
• the ulcers may be difficult to see
• keratitis may be identified by a white/grey patch on the cornea - this represents a collection of white blood cells in the corneal tissue
• the use of fluorescein drops aid in diagnosis - lesions of the cornea stain green (flourescein drops are orange and become more yellow after contact with the eye)

Notes:

• hypopyon is a leukocytic exudate, seen in the anterior chamber of the eye