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Suggest Treatment For Shingles Of The Eye And Scleritis

I came down with shingles of the eye. Caught it early and immediately went of Acyclovir for 2 weeks. Then came the scleritis. Oral prednisone for a month. Two days after I finished, it came back. I m taking 20 mg prednisone now for two weeks. See eye Dr. after that. How do I get rid of this permanently? Anything besides prednisone to get rid of scleritis?
Mon, 11 May 2015
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Hello and thanks for writing.

I can understand your concern and assure you that i will do the best i can to help you.

I am afraid that prednisone is the only way you can treat scleritis effectively. Merely an eyedrop will not benefit as you have to understand that getting medications to your sclera requires it to be via your blood supply to sclera.

If you have pain you can take an OTC analgesic like Ibufrofen or Acetaminophen and can try cold compress to eye.

If you encounter grittiness or itching in eye you can take lubricating eyedrops like refresh or tearplus.

Avoid handling your eye too often to avoid any collateral infections.

I suggest you adhere to the medications( I know it can be tough).

Hope that helps.

Regards
Dr Manish Jha
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Suggest Treatment For Shingles Of The Eye And Scleritis

Hello and thanks for writing. I can understand your concern and assure you that i will do the best i can to help you. I am afraid that prednisone is the only way you can treat scleritis effectively. Merely an eyedrop will not benefit as you have to understand that getting medications to your sclera requires it to be via your blood supply to sclera. If you have pain you can take an OTC analgesic like Ibufrofen or Acetaminophen and can try cold compress to eye. If you encounter grittiness or itching in eye you can take lubricating eyedrops like refresh or tearplus. Avoid handling your eye too often to avoid any collateral infections. I suggest you adhere to the medications( I know it can be tough). Hope that helps. Regards Dr Manish Jha