If you live in the USA get a second opinion from an Eye MD that specializes in cornea/external disease. Find one at www.geteyesmart.org When you go in discuss going on oral tetracyclines for 3-6 months. Be absolutely certain you are using one of the foam eyelid cleaners I recommended in my first post.
This all I have to say on the issue.
JC MD
Ok I understand.
my right eyelid margin has been thickened for about 6 months now and no sign of it getting better even thou im doing warm compress just like my doctor said.
Is it a good idea to revisit? because i feel like hes just gonna tell me to do more compress
We do not do your treatment. If he doesn't think its a big deal it likely isn't. Re-read my post, its a chronic problem and often takes weeks to months for the lids to start looking normal.
JCH MD
Thank you so much for reply
Im under MD ophthalmologist care and he makes it seem like its not even a big problem.. he just told me to keep up with warm compresses. I still have erythromycin ointment..Is it ok if i use on my left eyelid margin for a week? how long can i use it?
also i read about expressing glands for mgd.. do you recomend i massage or just only do warm compress for about 5 min?
MGD is a chronic disease (like acne or dandruff or eczema) and one speaks of control rather than cure. Moreover it does not respond quickly and treatment may take several months to get the eyelids looking good. Treatment generally consists of cleaning the eye lids with a foam eyelid cleaner like TheraTears SteriLid or Occusoft at least once daily when yo shower or bathe, warm compresses to the eye lids, an antibiotic ointment to the eyelids at bedtime (bacitracin is an inexpensive antibiotic). If it fails to respond then going to tetracycline (like acne RX) for several months is often helpful. Be sure you are under the care of an eye MD ophthalmologist and not a non-MD optometrist.
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JCH MD