Warning to contact lens wearers as Tori Spelling is forced to wear eyepatch

She revealed that she was diagnosed with an eye ulcer on an Instagram Story on March 24, when she shared a photo of herself lying down with an eye patch.

Tori wrote: “Thx to all the well wishes and concern. Everyone is asking if I scratched my cornea. It’s actually an ulcer on my eye. Antibiotic drops and dr said it will ‘hopefully’ heal in seven to 10 days.”

Also known as microbial keratitis, corneal ulcers are an infection on the clear window on the front of the eye, causing a painful red
eye and sometimes blurred vision, according to .

You might feel like something is in your eye at first if you're suffering from the condition, but your eye will increasingly begin to hurt as an ulcer develops.

Sometimes you'll be able to see the ulcer, which will look like a small white spot on the cornea over the coloured part of your eye.

"Microbial keratitis can be a serious condition if not treated and can sometimes affect your vision and may leave a scar, even with the correct treatment," Moorfields Eye Hospital said.

To treat the ulcers, eye doctors typically prescribe antibiotic, antifungal or antiviral eye drops.

Tori shared a few more details on her diagnosis in a recent episode of her .

"It's my fault — I did this to myself," she explained.

"So, I have contacts, but I wear daily ones, and at the end of the day, whatever, I can make all the excuses I want… I don't take them out. I sleep in them. It's not healthy."

To the distress of her co-hosts, Tori made a stunning admission when pressed on how long she wears the contacts: "I've been known to go maybe 20 days. I know..."