Summary: The Effects Of My Corneal Ulcer

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The Effects of My Corneal Ulcer

I was a contact wearer and I wore contacts for about four to five months until something

execrable occurred. I thought it was just a common pink eye but, later found out that I

had contacted a corneal ulcer which I knew would probably change my life forever. The use of

contact lenses resulted in a corneal ulcer that contributed to the loss of my eyesight. I have

regained my eyesight but I still have trouble seeing. If I didn’t go to the optometrist when I did I

could have permanently lost my eyesight.

I had contracted a corneal ulcer that put me in excruciating pain and my eye was

inflamed and extremely red. My eye appeared as if I had pink eye. I went to the doctor

and I was described

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