What are Corneal Infiltrates

I got a question recently about corneal infiltrates. It's a serious condition that can be due to bacterial, viral, or fungal infections. I cover ways to prevent and mitigate this eye disease. Enjoy the show. If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com. SUMMARY KEYWORDS cornea, corneal ulcers, infiltrates, chamomile tea, cranial sacral therapy, corneal, screen, eyedrops, develop, anti-inflammatory diet, corticosteroids, castor oil, clarity, eyes, coronet, soft cloth, omega threes, light, functional medicine doctor, irritant Hello, everyone. It’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting-edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to [email protected]. Now to the latest EyeClarity episode. Hey folks, it's Dr. Sam and I want to welcome you to another EyeClarity podcast. We're doing Q&A today and a mom is writing in about her daughter who's got a condition called corneal infiltrates. So the cornea is the clear window of the eyes the front surface of the eye. It's made up of a lot of tiny nerve endings. When you think cornea think collagen, health and hydration, and corneal infiltrates mean that a person could be developing a corneal ulcer. And this is a very serious condition should not be taken lightly. If you develop corneal ulcers, it could be due to bacterial, viral, or fungal infections. It's definitely based in an inflammatory response. And there's redness and pain in the cornea. And my suggestion would be couple of things. First of all, do a short dosage of corticosteroids and or antibiotics. I would also add some artificial tears like Oasis or Thera tears. And I would also include the 5% MSM eyedrops that I sell and I would probably do those eyedrops four to six times a day. And then in the evening, I would do a castor oil, I massages use organic castor oil. And another option would be to do a chamomile tea compress, you can make up a chamomile tea, put it in the refrigerator, you can dip a soft cloth in the mason jar, place it over the eyelids, that can be super soothing. And you know, you're just gonna have to, you know, ride it out. You know, some of the reasons why we develop these corneal infiltrates, which lead to corneal ulcers, there could be an autoimmune situation going on. Whenever I think autoimmune disease, I really want to boost my vitamin D. This is where you might consider going to a naturopath or functional medicine doctor, get an evaluation on your gut health how well you're absorbing. And maybe include things like probiotics and make sure you're increasing your fats and oils, especially your omega threes. Eating an anti-inflammatory diet is also critically important. You know, I might even consider getting some acupuncture to balance out the nervous system balance out the energy in the body. And also some cranial sacral therapy that could also be really good. And if you have to be on screen time, I would limit it because blue light is going to just irritate the corneas, especially since they're already irritated. So I would limit the screen time remember, blue light is a real irritant because of the chaotic frequency it dries the eyes out even more. So you have to be really careful in managing your screen time while you're in this period. So that's the answer to the question, and I wish you the best of luck. Okay, everybody. That's our show for today. Until next time, take good care. Thank you for listening. I hope you learned something from the EyeClarity podcast show today.