Contact lens wearers should refrain from wearing contact lenses as long as the corneal ulcer has not healed.
Preventive measures:
If contact lenses are worn, they should not be worn for too long.
Furthermore, pay attention to an appropriate and daily care of the contact lenses.
People who are exposed to a higher risk of injury to the eye area due to their profession, such as welders, should always wear protective goggles at work.
Conventional non-surgical therapy methods
Tear substitute fluid should be supplied if the tear is deficient and the cause is not infectious.
For lack of eyelid closure, viscous gels or ointment dressings have proven effective. A so-called watch glass bandage prevents the drying of the eye. Here, a plaster is stuck airtight over the eye. Through a watch glass-like (transparent) surface is possible to see.