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How long do i wait for a chalazion to go away? i'm using prescribed gentamicin sulfate opthalmic solution, and have been doing so for about five days

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That won't work: Gentamicin is an antibiotic. A chalazion is a blocked gland and not an infection. The treatment is warm compresses as often as possible and if that doesn't work (it almost always does) surgery.

Dr Jackson agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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