Steroid Drops to Treat a Small Conjunctival Cyst

My eye doctor prescribed Alrex steroid eye drops to treat a small conjunctival cyst.  Each time I stopped using the drops after taking 3 drops per day for 3 days the cyst came back.  It is causing some mild discomfort and blurry vision but not severe -- just annoying.  Now he says use one drop per day for 8 weeks.  Do you recommend doing this or just letting it resolve itself?  Is it likely to get bigger before going away or just eventually resolving itself if left alone.

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

Be sure you are under the care of an eye MD physician. I do not treat conjunctival cysts with steroids. They often go away by themselves. If they are large and the patient feels them or they are a cosmetic problem I do an office drainage under topical anesthesia. Take less than 15 seconds to do. Some reaccumulate but most don't. Worse case they can be excised.

JCH MD