Suggest Treatment For Stye That Is Not Responding To Erythromycin

Posted on Thu, 5 Mar 2015

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Thu, 5 Mar 2015 Answered on

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Question : I have a style that will not go away i have tried antibiotics,erythromycin,warm compresses what can i do?

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
We need to rule out conditions like diabetes.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic

I am Dr. DADAPEER K, an Ophthalmologist and I will be answering your question.

I reviewed your history.

It seems from the history that you are having stye.
The treatment of this is usually by the use of antibiotic eye drops, oral anti-inflammatory drugs and warm compression.
Since it is not responding to these I advice you to rule out conditions like diabetes which is known to cause recurrent or persistent stye and other eye lid infections.

If everything is fine we need to change antibiotic and see for the response.

Hope I have answered your question and the information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (5 minutes later)

I have read online that a non prescription eye drops called chlorphenicol available at the drug store may help

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can use these antibiotic eye drops.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for the follow up question.

Chlorphenicol is chloramphenicol and it is a antibiotic.
You can use the eye drop.
But now recent and better antibiotics like Moxifloxacin are available.
You can use any of the antibiotic eye drops.

Hope I have answered your question and the information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.

Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar