Swollen eyelid due to Blepharitis but no other symptoms what should I do?

Good morning Danielle. At 21 yrs of age, my heart goes out to you. Symptoms of Blepharitis can vary quite a bit, unfortunately, each person has different problems. I found a cold flannel followed by a wipe of some sort helps. Myself, Ocusoft is the best one for me. There is always the possibility, it is something completely different to your diagnosis. Perhaps a second opinion would set your mind at rest. Good luck, and l wish you well. Mary. xx

Hi Danielle, of course it’s a big deal lol. It’s uncomfortable and interfering with your enjoyment of life.  Forgive me if I’m telling you to try something you are already doing but here goes.

shampoo your eyes with a pea sized blob of zjohnsons baby shampoo using separate fingers for each eye. It’s important not to cross contaminate. 

Chck your hair hair products to ensure you are not getting any in the affected eye. Does your fringe fall on the affected side.

keep up with the prescribed treatment and return to doctors if it is ineffective, anti allergy drops may be prescribed or some other treatment.

you may have dry eye. Are you working under or near an air conditioning outlet which is predominantly blowing on your affected side. You can get Dry eye ointment which may help.

its different for everyone and it’s a question of trying all sorts to dis over the root of the problem. Take a step at a time.

as and when you feel you can risk wearing make up. Buy all new makeup and disposable eyeshadow applicators and mascara applicators. Do not put used applicator back in mascara container. Discard old and use new every time ensure it is adequately loaded. I find a cream eye shadow that sets is better than powder which can get in the eye during the day. Above all, remove make up gently and thoroughly with non allergenic eye makeup remover then shampoo as usual. I find Boots no 7 is ok for my eyes. A make over with Clinique makeup caused my Blepharitis so stick to Boots.

good luck and don’t lose heart xx

 

I really wouldn’t use shampoo this method has been confirmed dangerous now for a long time.

Me and my daughter suffer and we use blephasol available st boots - use on a cotton pad and wipe like

Taking make up off. Also anything anti inflammatory such as cucumber resting on the eyes. Try natural before chemicals - Espa do a range of natural products for the eyes but are more expensive - try one of the above first 

Try Doxycycline. I took it for three months and it really helped eyelid swelling. You need a prescription. Good luck. 

Call your Doctor tell him its not working maybe he will call in something stronger like Lotemax.

Ask your Doctor about Lotemax eye drop, its a steroid only use two weeks but it works.

Dear Danielle,

I can give you an example of someone who had the swelling on her eyelid. A young girl came over to my house and her eye was swollen on the top eyelash area. She had on a lot of mascara. I talked to her about being allergic to anything in the soap area. 

I let her have the post that I had about the Wet Ones. It was driving her insane. She tried the Wet One and said it felt better. I explained it had to be for 3 months and not miss a day. As soon as it feels better she went down to 2 times a day. 

I explained about using new mascara and throw away wands and to never double dip into the mascara. She needed to use one wand for each eye and to take it off when she got home. I sent her home with a box of the Wet Ones.

She did fine but did move away but her grandmother has never mentioned her eye swollen in any pictures on face book so I am assuming all is O K. 

Be sure to wash your eyes with 2 different wash cloths as can infect the good eye. I did.

i did read this info from a doctor, online, too about using 2 wash cloths. I used white so they could be bleached and used vinegar for the rinse cycle.

Hope this helps,

Lynda79