As initially reported by the patient's family member, on (b)(6) 2017, a male patient experienced corneal ulcer in his left eye (os).Patient was treated with an antibiotic eye drop every hour.It was reported that the patient was being followed by an eye care provider on a daily basis.Additional information was received on 06/16/2017 via questionnaire completed by eye care professional (ecp).The date of onset was reported as (b)(6) 2017.Physical examination findings were positive for a large central corneal ulcer, injection/hyperaemia, conjunctival chemosis, eye edema/erythema, epithelial defect/loss, stromal thinning, and hypopyon/anterior chamber reaction; corneal scarring was also noted.Subjectively, the patient experienced eye pain, foreign body sensation, vision loss, and discharge.The patient also experienced , eyelid edema, injection/hyperaemia, erythema, anterior chamber reaction, stromal thinning, epithelial loss and conjunctival chemosis.The patient was prescribed levofloxacin to use in the os from (b)(6) 2017; based on culture and sensitivity results from the corneal scraping, the patient was switched to ciprofloxacin and gentamycin to use in the left eye on an hourly basis on (b)(6) 2017.It was noted that the event had not yet resolved.Additional information has been requested but not yet received.
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