A 40-year-old member asked:
I can feel the beginnings of a hordeolum on my lower left eyelid. is there any otc medication?
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Dr. Rebecca Daleanswered
Ophthalmology 23 years experience
Hot compresses: No otc medication is particularly helpful, but hot compresses frequently are a good first step.
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Dr. Theodore Wu commented
Ophthalmology 24 years experience
A topical antibiotic such as Bacitracin is often used to kill the bacteria overlying the hordeolum. Call your local ophthalmologist
Apr 20, 2012
Dr. Michael Hamanswered
Ophthalmology 29 years experience
Warm compresses: Warm compresses (wash cloth with hot water and hold it on the stye for 5-10 minutes, reheating as needed), or surgical incision and drainage, or steroid have been the only effective treatments demonstrated get rid of a stye. A stye is due to the orifice of an oil gland (mebomian gland) in the eyelid margin becoming inflamed, and not an infection, so antibiotics are not indicated.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
I can feel the beginnings of a hordeolum on my lower left eyelid. Is there any OTC medication for treating it?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Malina Milananswered
32 years experience
No medication: Usually we recommend applying a warm compress to the lid a few times a day, many times this will help resolve the problem.
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