Treatment for Corneal Ulcer

Corneal Ulcer Treatment

Medical Treatment

Depending on the cause of the corneal ulcer,  appropriate eye drop medicine will be prescribed that will be used as frequently as every 15-30 minutes for the first day or part of the first day of treatment.  Medicine will then be continued, but tapered  in frequency based on the healing process. 

Follow-up care will be continued daily until the doctor notes improvement.

Oral pain medications may be prescribed to control the pain.  Pain can also be controlled with special eyedrops.

Surgery

In very, very rare cases, if the ulcer cannot be controlled with medications or if it threatens to perforate the cornea, an emergency surgical procedure may be necessary.