A phlyctenule is a small whitish bump or blister found on eye. After all of my years working in the field of Ophthalmology, I had never heard of the word until today....
I went to the Ophthalmologist with a "foreign object sensation" in my eye. He found a "phlyctenule". Treatment will be a course of antibiotic drops, 3 times a day, for the next couple of weeks. I will be sans contact lenses until the problem resolves.
Here's looking at you, kid.
24 comments:
HY Doc:
Sorry about your eye.
Couldn't you just take a tissue and phlycitoph?
Thanks, Bun. It seems to be getting better.
I'm off to a stem cell conference in Colorado tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Morning doc.
good luck with the eye bump. give us a report on the conference? i'm up early brushing snow off my truck.
Good Luck in Colorado.
If you see Mike Brown in Aurora Smack him for me would ya?
Stay out of Colorado Springs or you could be taken hostage by the fundamentalist Soldiers of Fortune.
Also be careful in Boulder. People have gotten tie dyed and Macramed there and never heard from again.
Who's doing the conference?
Those are the sort of conferences that Jill used to produce Vision Expo, Biotech etc.
See ya later.
Bun.
Thanks for the good wishes, SJ and Bun.
The conference is a "Keystone Symposium" on cancer stem cells. It starts tomorrow.
I'm hanging out in Denver tonight and eating popcorn.
eye-yeye-yeye! any improvement, 'doc?
KEvron
Hiya, KEv! It's improving, slowly but Shirley.
The biggest problem is that I can't wear my contacts and these glasses just don't cut it. I'm walking around like Mr. McGoo.
"It's improving, slowly but Shirley."
glad to hear it, but don't call me "surely"....
SUrly
Doc: After all of my years working in the field of Ophthalmology, I had never heard of the word until today....
SG: Imagine ... being a pupil without making direct contact with it!
Snerd
Oooh Doc:
Can you bring back some Irises?
They're my favorite.
Hope you're having fun.
Bun
Hiya Bun!
Sorry I haven't posted a new thread...it's been so busy here!
The conference is going well!
Hope the eye is improving - and the conference continues to go well!
Thanks, Heather. The eye is improving.
I hope you're feeling well.
Just came across your blog. Hopefully your eye has recovered. The picture you've posted looks representative of a phylectenule. If you want a better idea of what they look like, you might want to check out the video at:
Phylectenular keratitis video at rootatlas
They're usually hard to see without a microscope. Hopefully, your back to contact lens wearing again!
Thanks for the video, Tom.
Yes, my eye is feeling much better and I'm wearing contacts again. Thanks!
i thhink that i might have one of those so can they be near your puiple? and can it go away by itself
i thhink that i might have one of those so can they be near your puiple? and can it go away by itself
can it be closer to your pupil and can it go away by itself
Your best bet is to see your eye doctor to be sure about what it is. If it is a phlyctenule, then you'll most likely need prescription eye drops.
What clases in high school, and more importantly what major/minor/classes do i take in college to become an ophthalmologist. Also do you know any good colleges to go for this
very interesting way to bring a new knowledge about the phlyctenule. I've been reading some books about it, and it's a genetic ill. Most of the people need antibiotics to fix it but isn't new, just need more publications, and you're doing a good job on it.
I guess phlyctenule is quite uncommon. But at least, it isn't very serious like a cataract or something. At first glance, I thought it was just a stye in the wrong place. Maybe you also learned something new from the good surgeon along the way.
I really like this site, it's so important to know more about this topic, keep it up and of course every time I have time I'll love to check out again
What's the cause of this?
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