Blepharitis and Eye Infections

[shan_PA]

Last summer I contracted Blepharitis and it has been coming and going for the past five months. While I realize that you cannot cure the problem, has anyone had any luck keeping down the frequency of the eye infections? I have not had a full blown infection since October, but I can feel my eye filling up, become puffy and then the doctor tells me there is bacteria in the eye and he prescribes antibiotic drops. It has now fallen into a predictable pattern: infection, drops and one-two weeks later another infection. I currently do lid scrubs twice a day and seem to have the eyelashes reasonably under control but the bacteria in the eye is still there. Has anyone had a doctor give them alternative therapies rather than rely solely on antibiotic drops?

[shan_PA]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will give the lid cleaner a try.

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Remember you don't really contract blepharitis.  It is more of a chronic condition that you develop over the years.  Why don't you try sterilid lid cleaner every day.  You can find it at CVS pharmacies and I have had the best success with that product.  Some people have demodex problems mixed in there (a tiny lash follicle mite) and the sterilid treats blepharitis very well and also helps with demodex.

MJK MD