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Recommend Medicine For Eye Stye When The Pus Is Being Removed
Question: Hello,
I got eye stye few days back, now its started draining the pus.
Could you please recommend any medicine that cure it faster?
I got eye stye few days back, now its started draining the pus.
Could you please recommend any medicine that cure it faster?
Brief Answer:
Usually only warm compresses are needed
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Usually for styes, the only treatment that would be recommended or needed would be applying warm, moist compresses for 5-10 minutes, 4 times a day, with massage and gentle wiping of the eyelid to help it to drain as well. This usually helps it to resolve within 1-2 weeks.
Antibiotics like moxiflox eye drops have not been shown to help with healing from styes, so I would not say you need to use any antibiotic drops or pills. If the stye isn't improving after 2 weeks, we would usually refer to an eye doctor for incision and drainage.
If you would like to send a picture of the eyelid, I could perhaps help confirm this is a stye and that there are no other complications or signs of spreading infection.
I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions about that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
Regards
Usually only warm compresses are needed
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Usually for styes, the only treatment that would be recommended or needed would be applying warm, moist compresses for 5-10 minutes, 4 times a day, with massage and gentle wiping of the eyelid to help it to drain as well. This usually helps it to resolve within 1-2 weeks.
Antibiotics like moxiflox eye drops have not been shown to help with healing from styes, so I would not say you need to use any antibiotic drops or pills. If the stye isn't improving after 2 weeks, we would usually refer to an eye doctor for incision and drainage.
If you would like to send a picture of the eyelid, I could perhaps help confirm this is a stye and that there are no other complications or signs of spreading infection.
I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions about that, and I would be glad to discuss it with you further.
Regards
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