Blepharitis Treatment
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- Introduction for blepharitis
- Diet for blepharitis
- Nutritions and supplements for blepharitis control
- Blepharitis herbal treatment
- Homeopathy treatment for blepharitis
- Blepharitis can be difficult to manage because it tends to recur. Treatment depends on the type of blepharitis you have. It may include applying warm compresses to the eyelids, cleansing them, using an antibiotic and/or massaging the lids. If your blepharitis makes your eyes feel dry, the doctor may also prescribe artificial tears or lubricating ointments, or suggest silicone punctal plugs. Sometimes steroids are used to control inflammation, but the potential side effects speak against long-term use.
- Sores on the eyelids call for an evolution by an ophthalmologist. Topical antibiotic ointment applications may be adequate treatment, but let an expert decide.
- Infection of structures adjacent to the eyelids may require oral, instead of topical, antibiotics, and/or drainage of inflamed glands.
- Occasionally, topical steroid ointments are used to reduce inflammation, but these drugs must be used with great care. If there is even a suspicion of a viral infection, such as a herpes infection, steroids should not be used. Steroids suppress the local immune response, allowing a herpes infection to become more aggressive, Use of these drugs also creates a risk of increased pressure within the eyeball, which can lead to glaucoma as well as to cataracts, perforation of the cornea, and damage to the optic nerve.
- Cleansing the eyelids is essential to blepharitis treatment. Your doctor will recommend what to clean them with: warm water only, salt water, baby shampoo diluted with warm water or a special over-the-counter product specifically made for cleansing the lids.
- Blepharitis : It provides medical information about blepharitis disease including causes, symptoms, etc.
- Blepharitis diet : It gives information and guidelines to choose your sample diet to eliminate blepharitis.
- Blepharitis nutritions and supplements : This section provides comprehensive list of nutritional supplements for blepharitis.
- Herbal treatment for blepharitis : This section focuses on various traditional herbal treatments used to cure blepharitis.
- Blepharitis homeopathy treatment: It provides information about homeopathic medicines required for curing blepharitis.