Worked half days. Eyes bothered me. My eyes were very light sensitive. If it was sunny, I wore two pairs of sunglasses while driving. Reminded me of the film Airplane where Robert Stack also wore two pair, to comic effect.

Started to get severe and persistent pain in my right eye. We had gone out and by the time we got home only the local emergency clinic was open. Diagnosed as conjunctivitis and corneal abrasion. Got gentamycin sulfate eye drops and bacitracin eye ointment.

Only got partial relief from the medications and went back to my GP. He referred me to a local ophthalmologist. She prescribed erythromycin ointment.

Went to a local hospital to get an EMG and nerve conduction test. Great fun getting needles stuck in the face and electrical jolts. Had a small amount of response to the impulses.

Back to the ophthalmologist. She diagnosed my eye problem as due to a viral infection and started me on Zovirax (acyclovir) 800 mg, five per day. For the first time I heard the designation of Ramsay Hunt for my facial nerve problem. Apparently, some of the viral particles that were shed got into my eye.

Ophthalmologist follow-up and continue taking Zovirax for a total of ten days.