What can I do about blepharitis? - Ask an Ophthalmologist

Blepharitis happens when bacterial growth causes flakes to build up at the base of the eyelashes. Your eyelids may also be swollen, red and itchy. It’s a common problem. While blepharitis has no cure, you can treat symptoms at home and get help from your ophthalmologist. G. Atma Vemulakonda, MD, discusses possible treatments for blepharitis symptoms.

[marinavali]

I suffered from eye lid pain/ extreme swelling. I went to an optometrist and he said it is blepharitis and said to clean eyes, but nothing worked for a month. I went to an ENT and he prescribed an eye drop, but still suggested to see a good ophthalmologist. My eyes feel much better just in one day from that drop( patanol). I’m so thankful to that ENT. Now I am trying to find a good ophthalmologist.

[rxbalance]

Thanks very helpful. I am wondering if my inner eyelid swelling is an allergy to my cat sleeping on my bed?

[SusieSynth]

No cure? My optometrist told me it did. Mine is contracted as dry skin

[normalpsychology]

Can someone tell me the "secret" of how to get rid of blepharitis please? My eyelids are always red and they're so hard to clean, even if I use OcuScrub or whatever pads... :( Can someone give me some tips?

[Vishal-yllx]

Thank you for the advice. You are a tiger.

[linaa]

HELP!! I wore individual false lashes with a new glue from target. 5-6 on the right eye and 3-4 on the left. The lashes were unsealed in my drawer for few year. I bought a new glue from target. I put them on and second day of wear my eyelids itched so bad. Third day in the morning I woke up my right eyelid swelled. I removed them. From then my eye started to act up. My eyes inner corner bottom lid would swell strangely and puffy, gave my skin a thick wrinkled effect. Then it would go away. Then my right eye, the skin from my brow to underneath my eye all got red then scaled. From then on my eye keep swelling every 1-2 week. Dairy like ice cream or sugar would just make it swell too. Or if oils from my skin went into my eye it would swell. This has never happened to me in past, ever since the lashes. I though I got an eye infection/pink eye from lashes that will go away on its own but it didn't. After 2 months, I went to a eye doctor he said use ocusoft wipes it will go back to normal. my eyes didn't react well and I went to him again. He gave me another wipes that had tea tree oil and coconut oil. My eyes had better reaction to it. However, my eye still did end up swelling. Went back to him and he told me to use the ocusoft again. At this point, while I was using this wipe I felt sharp pain in my inner rim. It burned and stinged and I thought I cut my inner rim. Days later, my lashline felt heavy and painful, irritated, inflamed. I had unbearable pain. My whole eye felt sore. It burned and stinged. It hurt to touch my brow bone. The area where I put the lashes had a bump, and it was painful and numb to the touch. Even my lashes hurt to touch. My eyelid crease hurt, hurt to blink, swollen, puffy, felt heavy. Felt like waking up to pink eye everyday. I went to another doctor he said i had allergic reaction to glue and said i have allergic conjunctivitis. Gave me steriod drop and after 2 weeks. Brought down the inflammation by 50%. I was still in pain and he said everybody reacts different and I need to give it time to heal. He said can take 3mo to 1 year. I couldn't take the pain as I have to go to work. Went to another doctor he said I have low grade infection. He prescibed oral antibiotics for 2 weeks and antibiotic eyedrops for 2 weeks. My eye felt more softer, the bump got less painful, and i was able to touch my lash and brow again and my middle eye crease pain/swelling went down. However not 100%, still have discomfort. So, he put me on the oral antibiotics for another 2 weeks. I'm currently taking. Major improvement, However, there is still inflammation in my eye that's causing the discomfort. I want this inflammation gone 100%. Does this sound like a stubborn eye infection ? I thought maybe this is all caused by stress ? Maybe I have posterior blephoritis ? Is it possible out no where to have it ? I had doctors check my glands, they say its open. I tried to secrete it and the oils came normal clear very thin. Is it an allergic reaction just getting better with time ? Was it bacteria that antibiotics got rid of and now the infammation is going down but taking its time because I waited long time to get correct treatment? My doctor said if 1 in 5 docs check my eye they will say I have blephortits because of my symptoms, but looking at my eye its hard to tell. I need help! Is it possible to go in remission with blephoritis an get rid of inflammation.

[tonycornwill]

I had to clip off my lashes, and rub all over my eyes to get them better, hand sanitiser, just keep lids closed for 30 seconds, all gone in a week.

[perryfroze]

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[krhzs]

Anyone else here because of permanent damage from lasik? :(