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The bottom of my right eye is very itchy and red and kind of poofy. and it's very irritating. i found out that i got this morning to go to school. i haven been using anything else to cure it lately... because i really don't know how. so i wanna know the t

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Bleparoconjuctivitis: Assuming you mean your eyelid is swollen. This is probably a bacterial infection. If it occurs in the other eye it may be viral. Treatments includes antibiotic eyedrops possibly topical steroids and more advanced cases oral antibiotics. An exam is indicated to initiate the proper treatment.

Answered 8/4/2015

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A member asked:

The bottom of my right eye is very itchy and red and kind of poofy. and it's very irritating. i found out that i got this morning to go to school. i haven been using anything else to cure it lately... because i really don't know how. so i wanna know the t

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Titone answered

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