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fiona51388
fiona51388

Is there any truth in the rumour that steroid eye drops for bleph can lead to complications? My GP will not let me have them for this reason, she says. I've been using wet ones for three or four months but past couple of weeks they just haven't worked and I'm miserable with the complaint and desperate for something that will help.

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  • kittycatbabe
    kittycatbabe fiona51388

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    Yes...although steroid seems to have immediate effect, there is on the other side that it has complications. It can probably raise intra ocular pressure. So, whenever you are about to use any kind of steroids, make sure you are instructed properly by a professional.
  • Gwynny
    Gwynny fiona51388

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    Hi fiona51388

    i have just had the most nasty flare up of bleph that I have ever had .... Needed antibiotics. Is awful and the swelling has just gone down but I have dry raggy skin where it was so swollen & sore but getting better each day thank goodness. 

    My daily cleaning regime is. I have a small bottle that I have boiled cooled water in and preservative free johnsons new born shampoo (white bottle) and after using my eye bag heated up in the microwave and putting it on my eyes for around 10 minutes I use cotton buds with the solution on and wipe the inside of the top and bottom lids then a cotton pad with the solution and clean with those. I also use "blephaclean" wipes can get from boots but are quite expensive so I now get on prescription. 

    This does work for me but I blame not doing this for awhile while on holiday and a couple weeks when I came home this is when I had a flare up and I won't be so complacent again. The flare up I had was so very sore making me feel ill too. 

    I really hope you find a regime that works for you. I did try all sorts before settling on what I do now. 

  • alanrj
    alanrj fiona51388

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    I got blepharitis in about 1984 which developed into meibomianitis then dry eye. I do the cotton bud and hot flannel routine in the morning and sometimes before bed as well on a bad day; and use Hylo tears and Emustil eye drops in that order two or three times a day (on prescription) which work very well together. I work on a computer a lot which makes the eyes feel worse, and use Azyter antibiotic eye drops every 6 weeks (also on prescription), which helps for a while - they sting!

    An opthalmologist specialising in 'external diseases of the eye' has also prescribed fluoromathalone 0.1% eye drops (corticosteroid) for two months, but my mother lost her sight from glaucoma, so I have asked my local optician (Specsavers) to test the IOP (pressure in my eyes) as I go, after the first week and then possibly less often, and my GP agrees he should do it, though the opthalmologist considers tests unnecessary. She also says that the treatment is only for greater eye comfort, & is not essential. It is all experimental as far as I am concerned. The optician will charge £15 each time he does the test. He has tested my eyes for iOP annually for several years already and says it has been very stable.

  • Kitty1992
    Kitty1992 fiona51388

    Posted

    I also having eyelid inflamed now. I feel so sad about it cause my doctor cannot find the exact cause of it. :'(
    • Gwynny
      Gwynny Kitty1992

      Posted

      Hi kitty1992

      I found when my eyelids were so inflamed Manuka honey helped a lot.....took a while but it did stop the inflammation. I just used my finger after washing dipped in the honey and smeared on my lids. Yes they were a bit sticky but I would put up with anything gets if it helps and it did.... don't but a thick smear on and it's not so bad.

      Good luck xx

    • Kitty1992
      Kitty1992 Gwynny

      Posted

      How about normal honey dear? My eyelids may cause by allergy if I look at the medications which given by Dr,
    • Gwynny
      Gwynny Kitty1992

      Posted

      Hi

      I have not tried normal honey so can't comment but you can try it......

      I have had a bit of a flare up and have used Manuka honey diluted in some boiled cooled water and have wiped my eye lids and around my eyes with cotton pads a couple times a day and it does seem to be working..... I also use an eye bag microwaved to heat my eyes then use the cotton buds to clean them twice a day...

      Hope you can get some ease . X

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