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Suggest Remedy To Cure Eye Burning Caused By Blepharitis
Question: Hi, Is there a preservative-free combination of eyedrops and lid cleansers to help relieve burning of blepharitis?
Brief Answer:
Try baby shampoo
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
you have blephritis and having difficulty treating the symptoms. I usually recommend my patients to get baby shampoo and I strongly urge getting the real Johnson's Baby shampoo. Make a solution of 1/2 shampoo and 1/2 water. Then when showing or bathing use this solution to gently scrub the eyelashes. This will help remove debris and reduce the irritation from the infection. I don't find eye drop to be helpful as they have preservatives
If you want you can find plan saline solution without preservatives and use that to wash the eyelids. I do find my patients respond well to the baby shampoo scrubs to reduce their symptoms.
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Try baby shampoo
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
you have blephritis and having difficulty treating the symptoms. I usually recommend my patients to get baby shampoo and I strongly urge getting the real Johnson's Baby shampoo. Make a solution of 1/2 shampoo and 1/2 water. Then when showing or bathing use this solution to gently scrub the eyelashes. This will help remove debris and reduce the irritation from the infection. I don't find eye drop to be helpful as they have preservatives
If you want you can find plan saline solution without preservatives and use that to wash the eyelids. I do find my patients respond well to the baby shampoo scrubs to reduce their symptoms.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions or concerns
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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