Treatment info for Blepharitis

Having tried all sorts of remedies for this condition, having had this problem for over forty years.

Trying eye creams, warm applications etc, etc and feeling so frustrated with the chronic condition after all these years,

I have found that a teaspoon of Honey and boiled warm water has helped immensely, applied every night, with cotton wool wiping the lid gently and the eye ducts, my eyes lids are not as red and the crusty bits have cleared,

Also the eyes are not so sensitive to light and outside conditions.

This treatment has helped me, i found it by chance reading an article in a national newspaper about a man who had cured his blepharitis with Honey.

Michael

Hi

I'm sorry I'm so late getting back to this.....but lots of things have been going on, like a cancelled hip replacement because of anaemia, etc etc

My eyes....I eventually {after trying to get a 2nd opinion from my GP} Not much luck there.

I went to a hospital with a walk in eye clinic. The doctor I saw there said I had moderately dry eyes. Gave me much stronger eye drops and said they had to be used at least 6 times a day and the usual lacri lube

to put along my lower eye rims and of course don't forget the eye hygiene LOL

I mentioned how dry my lids were and how crusty they were.....he said just used the lacri lube on my

eyelids as well.....that it was a good moisturiser.

I'm trying that and when I got back from that appointment there was a letter waiting for me from the surgery????? It was an appointment with an eye consultant at a different hospital on the 20th Dec???

I checked him out on line and he's from a different health authority although is seeing me at my health

authority. I wouldn't be surprised if he is from the same hospital that the original eye consultant is from

The one that gives me the nose spray each time.

Oh well we'll see what he says.

Sorry for the ramble

Hileena

Hi everyone,

I have been suffering from Blepharitis for almost three years.

I don't really have the dry eyes, but constant inflammation of the eyelids.

After trying nummerous of products, I discovered a cream that supresses the inflammation: udder cream.

I think it's the triclosan that does the trick, it workes perfect for me. (I can even wear make up again).

I apply it on my eyelids before I go to bed and the next morning I won't wake up with inflammation anymore. I use it for over a year now.

Unfortunately triclosan isn't the best ingredient (google it), so I'm still searching for something natural that works the same.

I made a salve today of beeswax and castoroil (warm one teaspoon beeswax and 3,5 teaspoons of castoroil au bain marie, then put it in a small jar or whatever, and let it cool.

I'll try it and place an update if it works as well as the udder cream!

I wish you all good luck.

Roos

Hi everyone,

I said to post an update about the mix of beeswax and castoroil. It works the same as the uddercream for me!

I had tried castoroil before, but just the oil didn't work for me and besides, it made a mess.

But now that it's a firmer substance due to the added beeswax, it works really well and stays in place overnight.

So I hope this might help someone.

I also got the question where to buy the uddercream. I live in Holland and you can buy uddercream in every drugstore, but I'm not sure that's possible in the U.K.

Best thing to do then is buy online I think.

I wish you all good luck! Roos

Hi. Like just about everyone else I was told to bathe my eyes with baby shampoo for no other purpose than to remove crud! It did nothing to resolve the condition. Apparently, the only reason to recommend baby shampoo is to avoid the stinging from real soap. However, I recently found (by accident) that my eye condition improved since using Neutrogena T/Gel shampoo (the one with coal tar extract). I apply it to my hair but now also gently massage my closed eyes with it too. I keep it on during showering (eyes closed, as I know where my body parts are!) or lie for a few minutes when bathing. A good rinse and no unpleasant after-effects. No rubbing at any time only a gentle pat with a towel. Don't use tissues as there are invariably made from re-cycled paper and bleach is used in the production. Also, many people have sensitivity to paper the particles that break away during rubbing. I hope this helps, it's been a revelation for me.

Dear Roos and Inquisitive,

Blepharitis can be killed. It is bacterial and deep into the roots of the eyelashes. A friend's Blepharitis had moved up onto her eyelids. She was able to kill it with a facial scrub with Benzethonium Chloride in it. I could not find that product so looked on line and as to what other products had Benzethonium Chloride in them.

I ended up using WET ONES, antibacterial hand wipes in the red box that had Benzethonium Chloride in it.

I tore each one into 8 sections. I used 2 on each eyelash area 4 times a day for about a week and a half then went down to 3 times a day for a month. After that I used them 2 times a day for 2 months (it depends on how bad your Bleph is). After that it itched once or twice and I jumped on it and it was no more.

I did baby shampoo and tried antibiotics 3 times in succession.

There were 3 doctors who looked into my eyes and could not find the Blepharitis. One was the Dr. who diagnosed the Bleph. The 2 doctors said it would come back. I told them it had been 4-5 months. Now almost a year and still not back.

I did not rinse after using the wipes (a Dr. asked me that question on a blog). Please, 2 people using 2 different products with the same ingredient Benzethonium Chloride have killed this. It could not have been done if it was not a bacterial infection.

Please remember too, that a Dr. from down under said that ulcer were curable by antibioitics as the ulcers were caused by bacteria. He was not well received so he infected himself and cured himself. It was too easy. This may seem so too.

I learned to blog to help people with this horrible problem.

I use eye drops for lubrication. The Dr. said to use Flax and Fish Oil capsules and to put a warm rag on the eyes in the morning to get things going.

This takes almost 4 months to get rid of it. You could speed it up by doing it 3 times a day until gone. I felt so much better that it was not a problem.

For the girls you can use mascara at the same time. Let me know if you want that information as you do not want to re-infect your eyes. My daughters helped me buy products that make it possible.

Wishing you well soon,

Lynda79

I have been suffering with blepharitis for nearly 2 years, so uncomfortable & really sensitive to light. I will begrateful with any tips as been so conscious about my eyes being red & puffy. I have been using blephaclean wipes daily but still my eyes are not feeling/looking any better.

Kelly