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What Causes Itchy Eyes?

Hi Doc, I am 58 years old male, Two months ago my eye started to eching I visited my eye specialist, he had done several test, he even applied a liquid, he says is a dielator, he then prescribe lubrex eye drops to be used 1 drop 4 times a day and flurometholone ophthalmic suspension usp but the eching ease and continue after one month I wnet back to him and he tested and recomended lubrex and ocepred eye drops I need your answer before i continue to use it
Thu, 12 Jun 2014
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It seems from the history that you are having itching in the eyes. The treatment is by use of antiallergic eye drops like olopatadine.
Steroids like flurometholone and ocepred are indicated in severe cases and if required they should be used strictly under the supervision of ophthalmologist. If the use of steroids are required they should be used only for short duration and long term use of steroids should be strictly avoided as they can cause complications like steroid induced cataract and steroid induced glaucoma.

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What Causes Itchy Eyes?

Hello It seems from the history that you are having itching in the eyes. The treatment is by use of antiallergic eye drops like olopatadine. Steroids like flurometholone and ocepred are indicated in severe cases and if required they should be used strictly under the supervision of ophthalmologist. If the use of steroids are required they should be used only for short duration and long term use of steroids should be strictly avoided as they can cause complications like steroid induced cataract and steroid induced glaucoma. Thank you