I caught conjunctivitis from my sister and so I am assuming it is viral although the pharmacist told my sister that hers had gone bacterial. I caught it and was in bed for over a week, wiped out, red swollen weeping eyes, cough and lack of appetite.
After a week I started taking antibiotics and am feeling quite a bit better. However although my eyes are not red and swollen any more, they are still quite sore and I notice that the TV is more blurred than before in my left eye. I am hoping this is just temporary and still the virus clearing up but am worrying because I read that infections can spread to the cornea. I don't know how long to give it to clear up. It started over a week ago. I have also used eye drops for the eyes but have stopped using those now as you could only use them for five days.
Thanks!
Written by
FoggyMoggy
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
I'm a bit confused. You mention, more than once, viral infections. Yet you have been treated with antibiotics which are only effective on bacterial infections, they have no effect on viral infections.
Most eye infections can be passed from person to person wether they are viral or bacterial.
Your eyes are obviously very important so if you still have some blurring then see a Dr.
Thanks Sewnsew - Yes I know about the antibiotics situation but in the past I have been prescribed them after chest infections because of the likelihood of secondary (and I assume bacterial infection). I had pleurisy in the past and also whenever I've had viral infections that linger antibiotics have invariably helped as they have this time, without a shadow of a doubt. But I am worried about the blurring so will book an appointment with my GP next week!
Slightly off subject but my wife had an allergic reaction to a body spray. and her eyes had similar affect to Conjunctivitis. To such a level that it scared her eyeballs slightly. She got some drops that she had to put in for many months to keep them moist and to help repair them. Might be worth a visit to the opticians for advise?
Hi Offcut. Thanks for replying. I've just spoken to the doctor and he reassured me that it will take a bit of time but as my eyes aren't red and swollen any more that is a good sign! He suggested eye drops which I was going to get - I was using some with antibiotics and have just used some now until I can get the normal sort. But it is definitely a virus as my sister had it. A friend of mine also said that a pharmacist had wrongly diagnosed her son with an allergic reaction and he ended up having to be treated as an emergency because he'd been given the wrong treatment so I hope your wife got the right treatment for hers.
it's been 2 week, i am suffering from viral conjunctivitis, i took eye drops. the redness has gone. but i still have blurry vision in infected eye..is is normal..will it go after few days
I'm sure it will, Sandy - I can't remember now as I posted this over 2 years ago. But always go back to your doctor if it's still there after a week or two, if just for reassurance. x
Can you tell me how it went? I have the same. My eye was red for a week and eye drops didn t help. I went to pharmacist and she gave me medication. The redness is reduced, no eye discomfort but today i have blured vision although i thought i was improving. I also kept my eye shut most of the time...
It all went back to normal, mariaeva. When I say normal, I do have poor vision particularly in one of my eyes but I think that's just natural deterioration with age. My eyes are also very dry but I put drops in them when I remember but the conjuctivitis did clear up. I remember it took a while (maybe two or three weeks) before I could open my eyes normally again. They would get a bit stuck in the morning and were red and puffy for about a week. Hope that helps
i developed nummular keratitis (spots in cornea leading to blurry vision) and it kept re occurring whenever i tried to ween off the steroid dose. after 6 months of steroids i was asked i should no longer use steroids as they might damage my eyes. Prolonged use of steroids caused dry eye issue.Finally another Dr prescribed dry eye drops and after a month or 2 my vision is almost back to normal.it was a prolonged nightmare for me.i thought i would be having a blurred vision for life.
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
Does anyone else get blurred vision?
Does anyone have burning in other areas of the body?
Flashing lights in eyes and blurred vision in one eye!!!!!
Night number 3
Does it take longer to recover?
