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Corneal abrasion

2020-04-28 17:42:24
I suffered from corneal abrasion on stroma.Dr examine my cornea and saying that you have scratch line on stroma in front of the pupilery area but my vision is 6/9 in left eye and with pinhole it is 6/6.They suggest me to use fluorometholone eye drop and lubricant eye drop. I am using this eye drop since 3 months.how much time to take heal.
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I won't advice you to continue with fluromethalone  for a indefinite period .as in many of my patients i have noticed rise of iop.

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Hello If you are using fluorometholone for last 3 months ,then I would suggest you to visit your ophthalmologist. Doctor may stop it Prolonged unmonitored use of steroid is a risk factor for glaucoma

Answered2020-04-28 17:52:03

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Corneal abrasion must have healed by now.U should stop flurometholone eye drop.
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Get your refraction done.

Answered2020-04-29 14:22:46

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