{"id":7362,"date":"2023-04-14T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7362"},"modified":"2023-04-14T16:17:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:17:57","slug":"can-you-get-chlamydia-in-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/can-you-get-chlamydia-in-your-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get Chlamydia in your eyes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chlamydia trachomatis<\/em> is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI). People usually get Chlamydia in their genitals and their throat. But can they get a Chlamydia infection in their eyes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog, we will discuss how Chlamydia can infect your eyes and what you can do to prevent it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How can Chlamydia infect your eye?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While it is more common to get a Chlamydia infection in your genitals, mouth, or rectum, it is also possible to get a Chlamydia infection in your eye. A Chlamydia infection of the eye is also known as Chlamydial conjunctivitis or inclusion conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is most common in younger sexually active adults<\/a>, anyone who is sexually active can get a Chlamydia infection in their eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most instances of Chlamydial conjunctivitis are caused by getting a partner\u2019s genital secretions infected with the bacteria in your eye, or by touching genital secretions and then touching your eye. Chlamydial conjunctivitis can infect one or both eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also transfer Chlamydia from your genitals to your eye. If you have a genital Chlamydia infection and you touch your genitals and then touch your eye, you may develop Chlamydial conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New-borns can also contract Chlamydial conjunctivitis during birth while travelling through the birth canal of a mother who has a Chlamydia infection. Around 30%-50%<\/a> of infants born to a mother with a Chlamydia infection will develop neonatal Chlamydial conjunctivitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should not take a Chlamydia infection in your eye lightly. Chlamydial conjunctivitis is a leading cause of blindness<\/a> in some parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the symptoms of a Chlamydia infection in the eye?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chlamydial conjunctivitis may not present with any symptoms. However, the most common symptoms include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n