What Is The Remedy For Swelling In Upper Eye Lid?

Posted on Sun, 8 Dec 2013

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Question : swelling in upper eye lid

Answered by Dr. T Shobha Deepak (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: The swelling is Bhlepharitis Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for your query. The swelling is bhlepharitis that is infectious inflammation of the eyelid. I would suggest you the following which will definitely help 1. Hot water fomentation- A cloth soaked in hot water ,squeezed and applied over it. 2. Ciprofloxacin eye drops, one drop in each eye instilled every 2 hours during day and Ciprofloxacin ointment instilled at night before sleeping 3. Tablet ibuprofen will be a good anti inflammatory I hope it helped In case you need any further assistance will be glad to assist you Take care Best Regards Dr T Shobha Deepak MBBS,MD

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