I have eyelid problem on and off for couple of months now. Part of the upper eyelid get puffy after a night's sleep. It is red and somewhat itchy and somewhat hard to open the eye(s). When the swollen got down, the skin in the area would become flaky. I do not have allergy and have not been using any eye makeup for a while. I appreciate any advice or suggestion on remedies. Thanks
Thanks Dr. Oyakawa,
I understand the pieces involved in the process, but you mentioned that I should go to my opth and have them show me HOW to properly clean my lids. Can you explain the proper way to do this? Otherwise I will not know if what they are telling me is accurate.
We have our patients fold a paper towel, moist it and heat it in a microwave. Apply to lid and make sure it is not too hot. You may have to do this a few time to soften the hardened oils and to open up your pores. The scub the lashes with Ocusof.
Yes, dry eye from the lack of blinking while working on a computer can aggravate the problems.
Dr. O.
Can you explain the correct procedure and technique so I can compare it with what I have been told to do?
Also, what about the fact that I am at a computer most of the day and tend to get really dry eyes? Is that because of the blepharitis or from the long hours at the pc? It seems to make my eyelids even more red though.
Surgery will not help blepharitis. You need to have some one from the doctor's office show you how to clean your lids.
Dr. O.
I also meant to ask how you recommend performing the lid massages. One of my problems is that the massages seem to give me an eye ache. Maybe I am pressing too hard.
Is there surgery available to fix the problem? I've read some information about blephroplasty but that seems to remove excess eyelid skin. I don't think I have enough excess skin to remove....
Do you have any recommendations for opths in the Phoenix, AZ area?
Some cases of blepharitis are very difficult to treat. You mentioned dandruff, so this may be a seborrheic blepharitis.
This is a chronic condition that sometime is very difficult to treat.
Warm compresses before lid hygiene with pads ( most patients do do it correctly-our staff frequently has to teach the patient a few times), oral doxycycline or Oracea (slow release type of doxy). Azasite rubbed into the lashes twice a day for two weeks after lid hygiene, a mild topical steroids, etc.
You need to find an ophthalmologist who will listen to you and spend the time to get it
fixed. I see many patients like this.
Dr. O.