Who gets a corneal ulcer?

Who gets a corneal ulcer?

You’re at risk of a corneal ulcer if you:

• Wear contact lenses, especially if you sleep in your contacts.
• Have or have had shingles, cold sores or chickenpox.
• Have dry eyes.
• Have eyelids that don’t close all the way.
• Use steroid eye drops.
• Have an injury or burn on your cornea.
• Have diabetes.
• Have had prior eye surgery.
• Have other eye diseases.