What are the symptoms of a corneal ulcer?

What are the symptoms of a corneal ulcer?

Symptoms of a corneal ulcer include:

• Red, teary, bloodshot eye.
• Eye pain (can be severe), eye ache.
• Pus or other eye discharge.
• A feeling like there’s something in your eye.
• Light hurts your eye.
• Blurred vision.
• Swollen eyelids.
• A white or gray spot or area on your cornea. (Some ulcers are too small to see. Your provider can see it during an eye exam.)

A corneal ulcer usually develops in one eye only.