What is keratitis?

Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the front part of the eye, becomes inflamed. Keratitis has multiple causes including bacterial, fungal, or viral infections. Keratitis may also develop in patients with autoimmune and chronic connective tissue diseases.

How do members experience keratitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with keratitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for keratitis*

Who has keratitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 6
40s 9
50s 8
60s 12
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 36

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What is keratitis?

Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the front part of the eye, becomes inflamed. Keratitis has multiple causes including bacterial, fungal, or viral infections. Keratitis may also develop in patients with autoimmune and chronic connective tissue diseases.



Common symptoms reported by people with keratitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for keratitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with keratitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have keratitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with keratitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has keratitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 14 say keratitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 6
40s 9
50s 8
60s 12
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 6
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 36

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 20
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from keratitis patients who have completed their condition history
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