Changjiang Daily Wuhan Client May 18 (Correspondent Pei Nishang) Mr. Wu, 67, from Ezhou City, was working three months ago when wood shavings “jumped” into his left eye. Left eye fungal keratitis was caused due to lack of timely and effective treatment. After learning that even with corneal transplantation, the vision could not be improved, and there was a possibility of re-infection and recurrence, the old man had no choice but to opt for enucleation of the left eye.
According to Mr. Wu, after the wood shavings entered his left eye, he was only slightly uncomfortable at first, so he prescribed some anti-inflammatory medicine. However, after using the potion intermittently for three months, the condition did not improve, and the vision in the left eye was also severely reduced.
Last week, Mr. Wu came to Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University. After uncorrected visual acuity examination, the visual acuity of the right eye was 0.8, and the visual acuity of the left eye was only light perception. Dr. Yang Wanju, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Ophthalmic Surface and Cornea of the hospital, diagnosed the elderly with fungal keratitis of the left eye.
The doctor is operating on a patient.
Due to the long delay of the disease, the old man chose to remove the left eyeball after thinking twice.
“There are a lot of fungi in nature, and a small wound on the cornea will bring the fungus into it, causing fungal infection. If the treatment is not timely or the course of the disease is prolonged, it may develop into fungal corneal ulcer or even perforation. It will increase the difficulty of treatment, and the corneal scarring will be more serious after healing, and the blindness rate will be high, which will seriously affect the quality of life of patients.” Wu Shangcao, deputy chief physician of the Department of Ocular Surface and Cornea, Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University reminded that plants cause eye trauma. Patients are more likely to develop fungal infections and must seek medical attention in time.