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Am i able to use triamcinolone acetonide ointment usp 0.1% for a stye?

Q: am i able to use triamcinolone acetonide ointment usp 0.1% for a stye?

: I see no value in using a high potency topical steroid on or near the eye without a doctors supervision. I see no value in this for treating a stye, if anything you can set your eye up for complications. Use moist heat applied as tolerated several times a day and the increased blood flow should help it resolve in a week or so.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

I see no value in using a high potency topical steroid on or near the eye without a doctors supervision. I see no value in this for treating a stye, if anything you can set your eye up for complications. Use moist heat applied as tolerated several times a day and the increased blood flow should help it resolve in a week or so.

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/26/2023

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A member asked:

Am i able to use triamcinolone acetonide ointment usp 0.1% for a stye?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

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