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Is It Safe To Clean An Infection In The Upper Eye Lid With Peroxide?

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2014

Question: Is it safe to clean an infection in the upper inner eye lid with peroxide?

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is not safe to use peroxide.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic

I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.

It seems from the history that you are having eyelid infection.
Hydrogen peroxide can damage the eyes by causing epithelial damage of cornea and conjunctiva. Peroxide can result in redness, irritation of the eyes. Hence it is better to avoid the use of peroxide to clean the eye lid margin as it cause above mentioned problems if it comes in contact with the eye.

The treatment for lid infection is by use of antibiotic eye ointment. For cleaning lid infection diluted povidone iodine can be used. The use of contact lenses has to be avoided till the infection subsides.

Hope I have answered your question and the information is helpful to you.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (2 hours later)

Thank you SO MUCH for this answer and the quick response. I will do exactly what you said and want to thank you. I will refer my friends and family to this site.
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Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Thank you

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for writing to Health care magic

With regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar