Keratitis - Treatments
- Created by: MN1904
- Created on: 06-11-22 22:33
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- Keratitis
- Bacterial
- Corneal scrape, intense topical antibiotics hourly for 48hrs, cycloplegics and analgesics
- Fungal
- Corneal scrape, intensive topical antifungals, avoid steroids, cycloplegics and analgesics
- Marginal
- Treat underlying cause, topical antibiotics, topical steroids
- Acantho.
- Corneal scrape, intensive prolonged anti-acanthomoeba treatment (PHMB, chlorhexidine, hexamidine) Avoid steroids. Tectonic corneal graft.
- Bacterial
- Viral
- Herpes Simplex
- Topical antiviral, acicilovir 5 x daily, ganciclovir 5 x daily. Avoid steroids. Cycloplegics and IOP lowering drops.
- Herpes Zoster
- Topical steroids, topical lubricants, cycloplegics and IOP lowering drops.
- Keratitis
- Bacterial
- Corneal scrape, intense topical antibiotics hourly for 48hrs, cycloplegics and analgesics
- Fungal
- Corneal scrape, intensive topical antifungals, avoid steroids, cycloplegics and analgesics
- Marginal
- Treat underlying cause, topical antibiotics, topical steroids
- Acantho.
- Corneal scrape, intensive prolonged anti-acanthomoeba treatment (PHMB, chlorhexidine, hexamidine) Avoid steroids. Tectonic corneal graft.
- Bacterial
- Herpes Simplex
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