Nurses Eye Site

We do not have a set Blephritis clinic but patients with this condition are seen by the nurse practitioner who triages unresolved red eyes referred from the GPs.  This is diagnosed by the nurse and education given.  The patient is then discharged from the clinic.

We used to have a direct referral red eye clinic, to the nurse practitioner, but found that there were many inappropriate referrals.

We advise diluted Johnsons baby shampoo or Sodium Bic diluted in cooled boiled water for cleaning the eye lids.  I believe that some drug companies supply blephritis wipes but I am not sure of the expense or how much better these are than regular lid hygiene with a cotton bud. 

im desperate to find a cure for this horrible blepharitis thing. my wife had pre eclampsia in june july prior to our sons birth in aug. she had never taken any medication prior to this date. after the birth and the subsequent improvement in her bp, she got sore eyes. we cannot think where else she might have got blepharitis apart from the drugs she took which had all sorts of side effects detrimental to her health and mental welfare. she has returned to normal apart from sore eyes. she cant go out of the house due to the discomfort. she sits and cries at  home, she cant visit anybody or even go shopping. i need a  cure or advice asap please. i wonder if you or anyone could help us. desperate......

Another way of helping your Blepharitis, if the lid hygiene alone is not helping, is to ask your GP to treat it with oral antibiotics, Doxycycline 50mgs daily for 3 months. This helps to treat the underlying cause of most Blepharitis, which is Acne Rosacea. 

same as ann and godonp.  I went to my GP and luckily he seems to know a lot about blepharitis and dry eye syndrome.  He gave me antibiotic eye drops, natural tear drops, and an eye ointment that I use at night. He said it's a bit hit and miss but we'll keep trying different things till we find something to manage it as the dry eye syndrome isn't curable, not sure about the blepharitis.  I think if you have dry eyes , then blepharitis is something that can reoccur. I did read a blog that said they found rubbing castor oil on their eyelids helped and kept the infection away.  Apparently when you rub it over the eyelid some gets in your eye. I haven't tried this yet, but I'll probably try after I've finished my antibiotic drops.  I'll let you know how I get on.