Treatment for keratitis
What is causing your keratitis will determine how it is treated. You will require prescription treatment if you have an infection. Your doctor might advise oral drugs, ocular drops, or a combination of both. These consist of:
- for bacterial infections, antibiotics [2]
- parasitic infection biocides [3]
- antifungal medications for fungi
- for viral infections, antivirals [4]
Different types of keratitis infections react differently to treatment. If the infection doesn’t go away, your doctor may need to reexamine your eyes since Acanthamoeba keratitis can occasionally be antibiotic-resistant. Additionally, the virus that caused your keratitis could not be completely eradicated by antiviral treatments; as a result, you’ll need to watch out for recurrent infections.
Medication is not required for noninfectious keratitis. Only if your disease worsens and turns into an infection will you require a prescription. An eye patch can aid in promoting healing and protecting the injured area.