Itchy eyes and skin around eyes

I have had itchy eyes and skin around the eyes for over 2 years. The problem started after I had conjunctivitis just over 2 years ago, I took a gel for this and the redness and worst symptoms cleared up but my eyes have been slightly itchy ever since. It's like the conjunctivitis never completely went away.

My eyes tend to become itchy particularly from looking at a computer screen (I can't really avoid this as my job involves looking at a screen all day) and from wearing contact lenses (which I wear infrequently). I tend to get a very small amount of redness and a little discharge when I wake up in the morning.

My optician has told me that I have mild blepharitis. I have tried hot eye compresses, eye lid scrubbing and eye drops but not found this to have helped much. I don't think this is really the problem because my blepharitis is mild.

Please let me know how I'm best to try and cure it.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

It is extremely unlikely that this is a conjunctivitis that didn't clear up.  Get a second opinion from an ophthalmologist.  S

JCH MD