Are corneal ulcers treated with antibiotics and eye drops only or even surgery? If so, what could cause someone to develop an ulcer so bad that it requires surgery?

Dr. Prakhar SinghGeneral Physician7yrs exp

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I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. Depending on the cause of your ulcer, you'll probably get antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal eye drops. You might need to use these as often as once an hour for several days. To treat pain, your doctor may also give you oral painkillers or drops to widen (dilate) your pupil. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.  

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Dr. Savitri KOphthalmologist4yrs exp

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Hello. Any developing corneal ulcer is treated initially with antibiotics/anti fungal/anti viral medicines (drops or oral tablets) depending on the infection type. If not very severe, mostly it gets controlled by medicines alone, but if not responding to drops even after 2 weeks, may need a corneal transplant surgery (just to control the infection. Even with medical therapy, it may leave a scar. If the scar is very large and in the centre of eyesight obstructing vision to a very large extent, then also may require corneal transplant surgery for improving vision. You can reach me out anytime for further consultation. Hope this helps. Thank you.  

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