10 Natural Pink Eye Remedies for Fast Relief

I've tried many different old and new home remedies with no lasting results. After the first night of ozone eye drops, I woke-up this morning with NO CRUSTY EYES. My eyes have not hurt all day. My GF was complaining her eyes were dry, so I convinced her to try the ozone drops. She said they don't feel as dry with one hour.

Ozone is not new in its use as medicine. Ozone has been heavily studied for over a century. The medical use of ozone to treat infections and wounds has actually been around for over 150 years and its effectiveness has been well documented (1). But only during the First World War did ozone as a medical treatment find broader recognition.

Ozone has a sharp “electrical smell”, and it was this smell that led to its discovery. Late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century scientists noticed ozone's distinctive odor following an electrical reaction of a lightning strike. Upon isolating the gaseous chemical, German-Swiss chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein named it “ozone” from the Greek word “to smell.” Ozone's potential as a powerful disinfectant was soon realized. In the late 1800's ozone was used to purify drinking water. Its powerful oxidizing capabilities meant that ozone could be used to kill microbes and bacteria. In fact, it was even used to treat infection during the First World War.

Medical O3 is used to disinfect and treat disease. Mechanism of actions is by inactivation of bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast and protozoa (parasites), stimulation of oxygen metabolism, activation of the immune system. Ozonized water, whose use is particularly known in dental medicine, is optimally applied as a spray or compress. Diseases treated are infected wounds, circulatory disorders, geriatric conditions, macular degeneration, viral diseases, rheumatism/arthritis, cancer, SARS and AIDS.

Ozone therapy has been in use since the 1800s and in 1896 the genius Nikola Tesla patented the first O3 generator in the US, later forming the “Tesla Ozone Company.” During the first world war (1914-18) doctors familiar with O3's antibacterial properties, and with few other medical resources available to them applied it topically to infected wounds and discovered O3 not only remedied infection, but also had hemodynamic and anti-inflammatory properties. In the late 1980s, reports had emerged that German physicians were successfully treating HIV patients with 03-AHT (Autohemotherapy). There was then no pharmaceutical treatment for HIV and a pandemic was feared, so Canadian authorities authorized the study to test safety and efficacy of 03-AHT in AIDS patients.

1. Ozone therapy: A clinical review – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3312702/

Ozone O3 - Cure Pinkeye With Oxygen Therapy? Texas Optometrist uses ozonated, distilled water, sprayed into the eye to clear up Pinkeye:

Date of Article: November 19,2013

Source: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-business/cure-pinkeye-with-oxygen-therapy-

Bob Bard thinks he may have figured how to use oxygen therapy on pinkeye in cattle. Bard, who is a north Texas optometrist and beef producer, says when his cattle have developed pinkeye in recent years he's been using ozonated, distilled water, sprayed into the eye with a simple spray bottle several times over a day or two. He says usually the eye clears right up.

Oxygen therapy is not unusual for a variety of maladies, including eye problems, but it is not well known or possibly not well accepted across the medical community. It is sometimes used in hyperbaric conditions, meaning the patient is put in a pressurized chamber with higher-than normal oxygen content. Or the oxygen may be delivered straight into the airways for breathing, thereby increasing oxygen content in the blood.

Bard says he also knows of doctors and veterinarians putting an injured limb or appendage in a plastic bag and filling it with oxygen, then keeping the bag in place for about a half an hour, and repeating the process over several days.

He says about the time his cattle first started showing pinkeye seven or eight years ago, his wife also came down with the human version of the disease. A veterinarian friend had suggested using ozonated water on the cattle and Bard, who says he leans toward holistic medical practices, had already purchased a medical ozonater which converts medical grade oxygen to ozone. Bard says he put a few drops of ozonated water in his wife's eyes two nights in a row and cured her.

"When I treat people with antibiotics pinkeye never clears up that fast, " he says with amazement.

The next time his cattle showed pinkeye he used the treatment on them and found the same rapid healing.

Bard and his wife have an extensive water filtration system which delivers water very similar to distilled water, so he suggests using distilled water for its cleanliness.

Bard was looking for an alternative to antibiotics for the occasional pinkeye problem in cattle when the ozonated water reared its head.

"I ozonate filtered water and put into a spray bottle and then just spray the affected eye. I have had tearing and mucus on a cow clear up and stop draining in 24 hours with just one spraying session. It never takes more than three or four sprayings to stop the infection without antibiotics, " he says.

Incidentally, he still uses antibiotics in his paying medical patients.

Although Bard has a medical ozonator he suggests that any ozonator, such as those used to clean the water in hot tubs, could do the same work. He says internal treatment requires medical oxygen but for external treatment you can use oxygen from welding supply stores.

Bard suggests refrigerating the ozonated water to help stabilize it and suggests the quality of it probably doesn't last more than a few hours.

Bard says he also has used the ozonated water on cuts and infections on livestock and pets with some success and his veterinarian is using more conventional oxygen therapy on animals with great success.

How it works

It would appear since ozone is highly volatile in the lower atmosphere that ozonated water would create a dilute form of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Bard says they are not the same, however.

He once experimented with a few drops of food grade hydrogen peroxide in distilled water on a bull with pinkeye. He had his hired man administer the first treatment because Bard was busy and couldn't get there with ozonated water. (Note by Rob: NEVER PUT H2O2 IN YOUR EYES!)

He says the diluted hydrogen peroxide appeared to slow down the infection but he did not fully trust the concoction and he finished the treatment with ozonated water, which appears to pose no dangers. Getting the hydrogen peroxide mixed to the right level is all guesswork, Bard says.

"You must use food grade H2O2 and not store bought because the store bought is not purified and has all kinds of metals and toxins, " he says. "Store-bought is all right for cleaning cuts and scrapes but I would not use on eyes."

"Remember that store bought peroxide is about 3% and food grade is 35% H2O2, " he adds.

How to make Ozone Eye Drops – VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIlCwP50nYw

Use of Ozone-Based Eye Drops: A Series of Cases in Veterinary and Human Spontaneous Ocular Pathologies
Source: https://karger.com/cop/article/9/2/287/70543/Use-of-Ozone-Based-Eye-Drops-A-Series-of-Cases-in

Abstract

Conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, and corneal ulcers are common eye disorders frequently diagnosed in both humans and animals, and are currently treated by topical administration of eye drops containing anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agents. The current molecules often lack efficacy because infections in hypoxic tissue contain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; thus, new products for the treatment of ocular pain and inflammation are needed. The use of ozone, a molecule stabilized for topical use as an ozonide, could be providential due to its anti-inflammatory and bactericidal activity in certain anterior segment pathologies, in addition to promoting tissue repair properties. Ozonated oils have the same properties as gaseous ozone and are well tolerated by tissues. In the present study the repair and regeneration effect of ozonated oil in liposomes plus hypromellose (Ozodrop®, FB Vision, Ascoli Piceno, Italy) instilled 3–4 times a day in external ocular spontaneous pathologies both in animals and humans are reported.

Introduction

Ozone (O3) gas is a molecule consisting of three atoms of oxygen in a dynamically unstable structure due to the presence of mesomeric states [1]. Thanks to its great oxidative power, ozone has been widely recognized as one of the best bactericidal, antiviral, and antifungal agents [2].

In spite of its oxidative effect, an adequate ozone dose can trigger several useful biochemical mechanisms and reactivate the antioxidant system (i.e., catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, etc.) [3]. Furthermore, ozone has been used as a clinical therapeutic agent for chronic wounds, such as trophic ulcers, ischemic ulcers, and diabetic wounds. The beneficial effects of ozone on wound healing might be assumed to be due to the upregulation of platelet-derived growth factor, transforming growth factor-β, and vascular endothelial growth factor expressions, the decreased bacterial infection, ameliorated impaired dermal wound healing, or increased oxygen tension by ozone exposure in the wound area [2]. Ozone in the gaseous state is extremely reactive and not always suitable as a topical treatment. In saline solution, its concentration reduces quickly with a first-order kinetic and its half-life is 2 h: this means that in about 24 h very little ozone will be left in the solution. Interestingly, in spite of its instability, the ozone molecule can be stabilized – for topical use – as an ozonide between the double bonds of a monounsaturated fatty acid such as oleic acid (olive oil) [4,5]. Ozonated oil is now used topically for the treatment of wounds, anaerobic infections, herpetic infections (HSV I and II), trophic ulcers and burns, cellulitis, abscesses, anal fissures, decubitus ulcers (bed sores), fistulae, fungal diseases, furunculosis, gingivitis, and vulvovaginitis [6].

The use of ozone in certain eye anterior segment pathologies could be providential due to its anti-inflammatory and bactericidal activity, in addition to promoting tissue repair properties. Unfortunately, ozonated oil is highly irritant for corneal tissue; thus, a specific formulation has been recently developed for ophthalmic use, based on liposomal sunflower ozonated oil plus hypromellose (Ozodrop®, FB Vision, Ascoli Piceno, Italy), which is extremely biocompatible with the delicate ocular surface tissue.

In our experience, this new liposomal ozonated oil formulation, specifically intended for ophthalmic use, was used to promote wound healing and treat some infective pathologies in common eye disorders encountered in both humans and animals. Inflammatory anterior segment diseases necessitating adequate anti-inflammatory therapy, such as conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, and corneal ulcers, are the most common eye disorders encountered in animals [7] and share some symptoms with humans, such as redness, chemosis, and exudation.

A topical dosage of one or two drops of collyrium every 4 h over 3–7 days is recommended, even though multiple and frequent instillations are often required to achieve clinical resolution, and some patients tend to become noncompliant with frequent medications [7,8]. The current agents are quite expensive and they often lack efficacy because infections in hypoxic tissue contain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; in some cases, they are inadequate and can cause unacceptable side effects.

In particular, there is a need for new products for the treatment of ocular pain and inflammation, such as during external ocular infections and inflammations, due to the related risk of blindness. The overuse of antibiotics in the treatment of infectious diseases, and the appearance of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains, has driven research towards the study of antimicrobial agents from essential oils [9]. Ozonated oils have the same properties of gaseous ozone, are well tolerated by biological tissues (corneal tolerability is increased in a liposomal formulation), and their biological activities are related to oxygenated compounds [9]. They are able to eliminate the pathogens by direct oxidation mediated by hydrogen peroxide, lipoperoxyde, and selective cytotoxicity on fast-dividing cells. This occurs through bacterial lysis and cell death, negative regulation on mitochondrial activity in bacteria, and disturbance of viral lithic enzymes, in superimposable manners compared to those of phagocytic cells of the immune system [10]. Moreover, ozone allows a “physiological” wound healing, minimizing the risk of keloidal scar and also the risk of haze in the cornea.

In addition, ozone promotes cell adaptation to oxidative stress and attenuates pathophysiological events mediated by reactive oxygen species. Ozone oxidative preconditioning significantly decreased malondialdehyde levels and increased the activity of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase. Serum interleukin-1β levels tend to decrease with ozone oxidative preconditioning [10]. Based on the many features and possible applications of ozone, the aim of the present study was a preliminary evaluation of repair and regeneration effect of ozonated oil in liposomes plus hypromellose (Ozodrop®) instilled 3–4 times a day in external ocular spontaneous pathologies in both animals and humans.

Anchor Veterinary Case Reports
Case 1.

A 26-year-old, neutered male, Italian saddle horse, was referred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Camerino because of right eye exophthalmos due to retrobulbar neoformation (probably neoplasm/osteosarcoma) and recurrent conjunctivitis, which had been treated with topical antibiotic (tobramycin) and both topical and systemic NSAIDs (piroxicam plus flunixine meglumine) without any significant improvement. On the day of presentation the horse showed a normal left eye; regarding the right eye, the symptoms were blepharitis and blepharospasmus, edematous and hyperemic conjunctiva, and plenty of mucous ocular discharge (Fig. 1). The day after the beginning of the therapy, blepharospasmus disappeared, and a reduction in blepharitis and conjunctival edema was noted. Moreover, there was a slight reduction in ocular discharge. After 3 days of therapy blepharitis and conjunctivitis disappeared and after a week of therapy the eye became completely normal (Fig. 2)

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Fig. 1. Right eye of a 26-year-old horse before starting the treatment. Note blepharitis and blepharospasmus, edematous and hyperemic conjunctiva, and plenty of mucous ocular discharge.

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Fig. 2. Same eye of Figure 1 after 7 days of therapy. Normal eye.

Case 2.

A 6-month-old male European short hair cat (Fig. 3) was affected by chronic conjunctivitis present from birth, which was unresponsive to the traditional antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory therapy. The day of presentation the cat showed marked conjunctival edema, especially in the right eye, reddening of the conjunctiva, and mucous discharge in both eyes. Conjunctival bacteriological swabs revealed normal bacteria count in the right eye (20 CFU) and the presence of Staphylococcus spp. and Enterococcus spp.; an increased amount of Staphylococcus spp. (140 CFU) in the left eye was detected. Therapy was consistent with instillation of one eye drop of collyrium in both eyes, twice a day until clinical and bacteriological resolution. After 3 days of therapy the conjunctival bacterial count became normal in both eyes (20 CFU) and Enterococcus spp. disappeared. After 10 days of therapy the conjunctival symptoms were no longer detectable (Fig. 4).

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Fig. 3. Right eye of a 6-month-old cat before starting the treatment. Note marked conjunctival edema, reddening of the conjunctiva, and mucous discharge.

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Fig. 4. Same eye of Figure 3 after 10 days of therapy. Normal eye, with mucous discharge still present.

Case 3.

A 3-year-old male English bulldog (Fig. 5) was referred to our department because of the presence of chronic keratitis in the right eye due to entropion of both eyelids. Because of other problems not related to the presenting pathologies, it was not possible to operate on the dog immediately due to the high risk of general anesthesia and, in accordance with the owner, it was decided to begin topical therapy with instillation of one drop of collyrium twice a day until surgery. On the day of the presentation the dog showed keratitis, corneal edema, and deep and superficial neovascularization. Discomfort, pruritus, and ocular mucous discharge were also present. After 10 days of therapy, keratitis had almost disappeared, corneal edema was resolved, and neovascularization remained only with a single, small caliper vessel arising from the limbus at the level of the medial cantus (Fig. 6). Entropion and mucous discharge were still present.

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Fig. 5. Right eye of a 3-year-old English bulldog before starting the treatment. Note entropion, mucous discharge, keratitis, corneal edema, and deep and superficial neovascularization.

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Fig. 6. Same eye of Figure 5 after 10 days of therapy. Corneal edema has resolved and neovascularization remains only with a single, small caliper vessel arising from the limbus at the level of the medial cantus. Entropion and mucous discharge are still present.

Anchor Human Case Reports
Case 1.

A 33-year-old man with a history of improper use of contact lens, including continuous wear, presented himself at our department with left eye pain, redness, and photophobia for 2 days. Correct distance visual acuity was 20/25. Slit-lamp examination revealed severe conjunctival injection with ciliary flush and a large inferior-nasal corneal abrasion with a positive fluorescein eye stain test (Fig. 7). Intraocular pressures were within the normal limits. The anterior chamber was quiescent, and the pupil was round and reactive. Topical moxifloxacin hydrochloride 0.5% 3 times a day and Ozodrop® 4 times a day were prescribed. Three days later the patient was without any ocular discomfort and the examination showed a clear cornea, good healing of the defect, and no sign of inflammation (Fig. 8).

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Fig. 7. Left eye of a 33-year-old man before starting the treatment. Note ciliary flush and large epithelial defect.

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Fig. 8. Same eye of Figure 7 after 3 days of therapy; the appearance is normal epithelium with no inflammatory signs.

Case 2.

A 79-year-old woman presented herself to our department reporting eye pain and irritation, headache, photophobia, and ocular discharge in the right eye. The patient had undergone perforating keratoplasty 10 years previously and in the last 3 months she had been in follow-up for band keratopathy complicated by an inferior corneal ulcer from the 5 o'clock to the 8 o'clock positions in the same eye. Examination showed perilesional infiltrates and edema, staining at cobalt-blue filtered light (Fig. 9). Intraocular pressures were within the normal limits. The anterior chamber was quiescent, and the pupil was round and reactive. A 7-day regimen of topic Ozodrop® 4 times a day was prescribed. Posttreatment evaluation revealed improvement of clinical signs with reduction of the infiltrate and the edema. Moreover, a partial healing of the ulcer with a residual corneal pooling using the cobalt blue filter was shown (Fig. 10). Regarding the related symptoms, only a slight photophobia remained.

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Fig. 9. Right eye of a 79-year-old woman before starting the treatment. Note inferior corneal ulcer from the 5 o'clock to the 8 o'clock positions.

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Fig. 10. Same eye of Figure 9 after 7 days of therapy. Partial healing of the ulcer with a residual corneal pooling.

Case 3.

A 71-year-old man was referred to our department because of pain and blurry vision in the left eye, which were unresponsive to conventional eye drops. The patient had a history of previous HSV-related corneal ulcer 2 months previously. Correct distance visual acuity was 1/20 with severe photophobia and glare. Examination showed a central, prominent disk-shaped area of stromal keratitis (Fig. 11) with a round stromal infiltrate and corneal thinning. Furthermore, a central corneal ulcer positive with staining at cobalt-blue filtered light was highlighted. Intraocular pressures were within the normal limits. The anterior chamber was quiescent, and the pupil was round and reactive. After 10 days of therapy with Ozodrop® 4 times a day, corneal involvement was more circumscribed (Fig. 12), signs of staining were satisfactorily resolved, and there was significant reduction of photophobia and glare symptoms.

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Fig. 11. Left eye of a 71-year-old man before starting the treatment. Note stromal keratitis and corneal ulcer

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Fig. 12. Same eye of Figure 11 after 10 days of therapy. Resolution of corneal ulcer with negative staining.

Anchor Discussion
Conjunctivitis in horses represents a therapeutic challenge because it requires different active principles to be administered, almost never present a single eye drop, and the horses tend to get uncooperative in a short time, so the veterinarian often has to resort to alternative methods of treatment (i.e., subpalpebral lavage systems “spraying”). In this case of recurrent conjunctivitis secondary to retrobulbar lesion, the ozone-based eye drops were effective in solving the problem. The frequency of 3 times daily was well tolerated by the animal that showed good compliance with the treatment and long-lasting therapy results. Conjunctivitis in cats represents a common problem and traditional therapy involves the use of topical antibiotics and NSAIDs, and in some cases even systemic. In this case the ozone-based eye drops were able to reduce the congestion of conjunctiva in 10 days of application. Moreover, after only 3 days of treatment Enterococcus spp. was no longer detected and the total bacteria count had decreased to levels considered normal in cats. Entropion represents a common problem in brachycephalic dogs and the cornea is often affected by entropion-related changes such as erosion/ulceration, inflammation, neovascularization, and pigmentation. Entropion management is usually surgical and requires general anesthesia. In cases such as the present one, where surgery could not be quickly performed, ozone-based eye drops were able to reduce the discomfort of the dog and improve corneal health, despite the persistence of an underlying cause (mechanical clutch of the hairs of the lids on the cornea).

Human microbial keratitis is an ophthalmic public health problem, being one of the leading causes of blindness and visual impairment with significant economic consequences all over the world. Risk factors such as wearing contact lenses, trauma, intraocular surgery, ocular surface disease, and systemic diseases may promote the microorganism adhesion and the infection. In recent years the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has motivated prospective research towards the discovery of new antimicrobial strategies. The literature shows that collagen cross-linking (CXL) may be an alternative treatment for refractory cases of human HSV and bacterial keratitis. Reactive oxygen species produced by CXL can eliminate or suppress the proliferation of pathogens through the destruction of the nucleic acids [11]. Recent findings support that CXL could be an acceptable complementary method for the treatment of infectious keratitis [12]. Due to its great oxidative power, the ozone molecule, stabilized for topical use, can be a viable alternative and an easier approach. Our experience seems to confirm the safety and effectiveness of such therapy with no side effects.

This preliminary in vivo study has demonstrated that ozone-based eye drops have an anti-inflammatory and bactericidal activity, in addition to promoting tissue repair. All of these beneficial and therapeutic effects are contained in a unique ocular preparation, reducing the risk of noncooperation of patients in receiving medications. Ozone-based eye drops are very attractive due to their versatility and to various potential uses in ophthalmology.

In conclusion, from our preliminary results, ozone-based eye drops represent a valid and suitable alternative therapy for the management of external ocular pathologies in both animals and humans. Furthermore, given their antimicrobial properties, ozone-based eye drops could be used as an aid for the preparation for intra- and extraocular surgical procedures (i.e., cataract surgery or intravitreal injection). However, more studies are needed to confirm these data.

Last night, I decided to blend two remedies together. Lugol's Iodine 2% in Coconut Oil. I have been experiencing pain and irration behind my eye lids in the cheek area and around my eye orbit. Topical applications were not working like (tea tree and frankincense oil, ..). Direct application in to the eye was not working like (boric acid, colloidal silver 10ppm dropped into the eyes.

So, thinking outside the box, I was reading “Simply Deb Health and Fitness Blog” and her struggle with eye parasites. She started use this combination with virgin coconut oil (VCO) with iodine drops to keep her eye parasites at bay. Putting the coconut oil/iodine drops in at night before I go to bed, 2 drops of the finished mixture in each eye. She used to suffer from dry eye in the winter, but since she started using the VCO/iodine drops, that is gone whenever she feels the "squigglies" in her eyes. "SQUIGGLES" is a great definition as to what I am experiencing. Yes, it burns a little, but not for long and it really does work well.

She uses the drops for two weeks on and two weeks off. For her, two weeks is usually enough to keep the parasites at bay for awhile, but I like to use it as a preventative.

What is Causing my Eye Irritation:

Pinkeye or Eye Irritation has a number of different causes, including:

• Viruses
• Adenoviruses (one of the most common causes)
• Rubella virus
• Rubeola (measles) virus
• Herpesviruses, including
• Herpes simplex virus
• Varicella-zoster virus (also causes chickenpox and shingles)
• Epstein-Barr virus (also causes infectious mononucleosis or mono)
• Picornaviruses, such as coxsackievirus A24 and enterovirus 70 (which has caused outbreaks in other countries)
• Bacteria Many species of bacteria can cause bacterial conjunctivitis including:
• Haemophilus influenzae
• Gonorrhea
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Moraxella catarrhalis
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Moraxella lacunata
• Neisseria gonorrhea
• Neisseria meningitides
• Fungi (such as Fusarium, Aspergillus, Candida)
• Irritants such as shampoos, dirt, smoke, and pool chlorine
• Allergies, like dust, pollen, or a special type of allergy that affects some contact lens wearers
• Other eye infections. In addition to conjunctivitis, there are many eye infections that cause abnormal eye discharge. These include:
• Eye herpes (a recurrent viral eye infection)
• Fungal keratitis (a rare but serious inflammation of the cornea)
• Acanthamoeba keratitis (a potentially blinding parasitic infection typically caused by poor contact lens hygiene or swimming while wearing contacts).

In otherwords… take your pick...

Why these ingredients work:

Coconut oil – Coconut oil has also been used as a pink eye ointment to relieve symptoms such as dryness and inflammation. The anti-inflammatory properties of coconut oil can help reduce inflammation in the eyes and eyelids. Inflammation is a common factor in dry eye syndrome.

Coconut oil's antifungal properties come from the medium-chain fatty acids it contains, including lauric, caprylic, and capric acids. These fatty acids can damage the cell membranes of fungal cells, killing them. Coconut oil can be effective against drug-resistant Candida species.

Coconut oil lauric acid, a fatty acid that has antibacterial, antiviral, and antiprotozoal properties. When ingested or applied topically, lauric acid produces monolaurin, which can kill bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Coconut oil has been shown to be effective against a variety of bacteria and fungi, including Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus.

Research has shown that tears are more than just salty water. In addition to the aqueous (watery) part of tears, the eyelids have glands that secrete a thin film of oil. Every blink brings the top and bottom lids together and they squeeze each other gently. This helps the glands release oil that floats atop the watery portion and keeps it from evaporating too quickly.

If you don't blink often or hard enough, the oil will stay in the glands, thicken and eventually plug the opening. While eye drops can replenish the liquid, eye doctors have been challenged to help patients restore the natural oil.

Iodine – Iodine kills 100% in a petri-dish, it will kill 100% of anything on you. Iodine (called: Iodole) is mentioned in Pharmaceutial Book - Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica – published in 1899 for conjuctivitis.

Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time - Dr. David Derry

Iodine kills bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and even spores of bacteria and fungi, including anthra spores. Iodine was used successfully against influenza, herpes, small pox, and chicken pox viruses. Kills parasites, bacteria, mold, yeast, protozoa, viruses--essentially all pathogens including malaria, E. coli, and Staphylococcus. When iodine was suspended in a solution, viral inactivation occurred at dilutions of 1/1,000,000. (Gershenfeld, L.: Iodine. In Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation. Edited by S. S. Block. Philadelphia, Les & Febiger, 1977, pp. 196-218.)

Lugol's Iodine 2% with Coconut Oil Protocol: (RECIPE)

– one teaspoon liquefied coconut oil

– one drop lugol's iodine 2%

Directions:

– Add liquid coconut oil to a small bowl.

– Add one drop lugols iodine to coconut oil.

– Using a spoon, slowly mix to two til uniformed. Iodine and coconut oil don't naturally mix well because iodione is a non-polar compound but keep stirring it will eventually.

– Use a clean eye dropper and install 1-2 drops in each eye.

Source Info:

https://debshealthandfitness.blogspot.com/2014/12/lugols-5-iodine-eye-drops-for-eye.html

https://www.cdc.gov/conjunctivitis/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html

https://polioclinic.org/2022/01/08/iodine-the-antiseptic/

Healing With Iodine, Your Missing Link To Better Health By Mark Sircus · 2018

Iodine vs Germs Under Microscope (2% iodine) COOL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKBC3EE0tsY

Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica – 1899 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41697/41697-h/41697-h.ht

• Boric acid – 1/8 (weaker)– one teaspoon (stronger), Boric acid readily dissolves in hot water.
• Sodium chloride USP – one teaspoon (I use neti-pot salt that comes in packets)
• Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) – 1/4 teaspoon, It acts as a buffer so the formula won't sting or burn the eyes and also alkaline the formula.
• Povidone-iodine – see below
• Water – one cup (8oz) boiled and cooled

Some people have gotten results using just one or two ingredients to resolve their eye issue's. This formula is for more difficult cases where the infection can be caused by fungus (like candida, keratitis, endophthalmitis) bacteria (like chlamydial, gonorrhoeae, stapphlococcus, streptococcus) virus (like herpes simplex type 1, adenovirus, zoster virus) parasites (like amoeba, acanthamoebia, demox mites, toxoplasma, ets..)

It gets pretty gross when you think how micoorganisms are transmitted. Like, from mother to the baby during childbirth or due to the contact of infected semen or vaginal fluids with the eyes. These infections can be spread from eye to eye by fingers, watery vaginal discharges from women and men not washing their hands afterwards, shared towels or cloths, coughing and sneezing, touching surfaces like door knobs or gas pumps and eye-seeking flies. Always wash your hands throughly several times daily.

How to use: Allow solution to cool to luke warm and apply either with an eye cup wash or by soaking a cotton ball saturated with the boric acid solution washing the eye carefully and allowing the solution into the eye. Relief and healing is very quick, often within the day of application. Use 3 times a day for pink eye. It is very soothing. I have never taken my kids to the doctor for pink eye. This clears it up so fast.

Note: If using eye cups to rinse out eyes, I like to use one drop or more of Povidone iodine 10% (increase to tolerance) in the eye cup solution, which is about 1oz.

From the book Iodine Remedies: Secrets From The Sea, by Mary Jo Fahey, Pub. 2007, Page 50.

This form of acute ophthalmia is similar to the one just described. It is very communicable and most probably transmits infection by a specific organism.

Weeks was the first to describe a definite micro-organism causing this disease. The Weeks bacillus is short and has rounded ends. It stains very easily with methylene blue. It is intensely contagious and spreads rapidly, especially in schools. Children under fifteen years are especially susceptible.

The diplo-bacillus of Morax was described by him in June, 1896, in the Annal de l'Institut Pasteur. The inflammation is frequently due to the presence of the diplo-bacilli. The inflammation usually begins in one eye and infects the other a few days later. Its course may be either chronic or acute. Gauze saturated with warm boric acid solution should be applied over the eye, and warmth continued by the external application of an electric pad or hot water bottle. Some cases respond better to cold applications, but these are exceptional.

From the Book: Diseases of Infancy and Childhood for Practitioners and Students in Medicine Vol 2, page 985,1928 by Louis Fischer MD

I just wanted to thank you for holding on to and rereporting these older natural remedies that are slowly being lost as time passes. Your efforts are allowing these remedies to come back into "the light" for use by many people again! Thank you!

Art

Weak Eyes, Salt Water Wash for. - Some writer on weak eyes says: "Bathe your eyes night and morning in a tolerably strong solution of common table salt and water. We have known some remarkable cures effected by this simple remedy. After bathing the eyes daily for about a week, intermit a day or two; then resume the daily bathing, and so on till your eyes get strong again."

From the Book – Dr. Chase's New Receipt Book and Medical Advisor or Information for Everybody by A.W. Chase MD, page 83. 1927.

Of course it needs to be organic and not touching anything else.

I've been doing this for over a year maybe once a month or when needed

I learned a new trick today, I've been struggling with eye mucus now for over a week. Yesterday it got really annoying, causing my eye's vision to blur when blinking and the mucus from behind the eye lid would deposit over my eye lens. And, my eye's felt like they were weepy. So, some type of infection.

So, lastnite I decided to try something completely outside the box. I mixed up castor oil with eucalyptus oil.

Here is the formula:

• 4-5 drops castor oil
• 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
• small bowl to mix in

I applied it over my eye lids (with eyes closed) as close to my eye lids as I could get both upper and lower eye lids. Did this before bed so my eyes were closed while I'm asleep. I woke up this morning with no eye mucus, no weeping eyes. Huh…?!

Give it a try, you will be surprised.

My one year old grandson had pinkeye last week. My daughter used chamomile tea for it. (Make a cup of chamomile tea. When cool, use a cotton ball to wipe the infected eye. Put the tea in the fridge and use the tea on the eye multiple times a day. She also used coconut oil on the eye once or twice a day.)

it took a few days but healed up nicely.

A few days later, my daughter texted. Now her daughter had pinkeye and was to be a flower girl in a wedding the next day. She wondered what would treat it fastest. I suggested keeping up with the chamomile and the coconut oil and adding internal turmeric to the routine.

She did that. She gave her 1/4 teaspoon turmeric mixed in yogurt several times that day. By the time of the wedding the next day the eye looked great.
Turmeric is a wonderful natural antibiotic.

i notice that if my teens take it for any type of sickness their faces clear up of acne. Turmeric is a favorite of mine!

~Mama to Many~

I made up a batch of the drops and used them a couple of times before my son went to bed. His eyes are already looking better. I'm grateful to have this remedy on hand.

How to Make a Boric Acid Eye Wash

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Bottled Water Boiled
• 1/8 to 1 teaspoon of Boric Acid Powder

Note:

• 1/8 is a weaker solution
• one teaspoon is a stronger solution

Directions:

Use sterilized containers to make this solution. My Grandma would boil the water on the stove, turn the heat off and then add the 1/8 teaspoon Boric acid and stir until the Boric acid was completely incorporated into the water. She would cool it completely and keep it in a sterilized jelly jar.

She would pour it in our eyes with a eyedropper when we were kids and she thought we had an infection. I like to keep it in a bottle and soak a cotton ball to put against my eye. It always worked. Boric acid is an antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-fungal. It reduces inflammation and itchiness. My Grandmother also used this on the dogs and I have as well with wonderful results.

Citric Acid, the acid of lemon and lime juice is made in large quantities from these and other fruit juices, as well as from grape-sugar. It crystallizes in colorless prisms of an agreeable, acid taste. It is very soluble in water and alcohol. It's uses in diseases of the eye are quite limited.

Although citric acid is rarely employed as a topical remedy, lemon juice, substantially a dilute form of the acid, has been recommeded in several pathological eye conditions. For example, de Schweinitz (Text-book on Diseases of the Eye) mentions it as one of the local applications to the exudate in diphtheria of the conjunctiva. In this and similar affections the fresh juice is said to be preferable to dilute solutions of the acid or of the citrates.

Simi, of Florence, has advised the instillation of a strong (50 to 75 per cent.) solution of this drug as an absorbent in nebula and leucomata cornea. He claims that, dropped into the sac daily for a number of months, it will accomplish the purpose in the majority of cases. I have had no experience with the remedy.

I concur with the below "salt" posters. By the end of the second day of dipping a clean facecloth in a cup of salt mixed in water and then gently dabbing the corner of my eye 3-4 times a day, the redness, gooey secretion, and itching was 90% gone. Gone completely by the end of the third day.

I was afraid to use salt in my eye, so I started with a 1/2 teaspoon in 1 cup of water and worked my way up to 1 or 1 1/2 teaspoon. I used fine pink Himalayan salt with no iodine. (I'm not sure if using iodine in the salt is okay, too. It probably is okay, but you might want to dab injust a little the first couple of times you try it.)

*I didn't have distilled water on hand, so I used bottled water and boiled it first, then waited until it cooled down somewhat before using.

Dr. William Apt, a leading eye specialist in the mid-1900s, who recommended the Lemon Juice Eye Bath. Apparently, he stumbled upon this secret from a 105 year old man, who told Dr. Apt to “put three or four drops of lemon juice in an eye cup with purified water and wash the eyes with it daily for about 20-30 seconds with each eye.” I started doing the lemon juice eye bath. Lemon juice contain many nutrients, including rich vitamin C that is key important to eyes. Taking lemon eye bath can also help cure cataracts & early stages of pinguecula. Besides, if you suffer dry eyes and eye strain, you can ask help from lemon juice. Besides, taking more vitamin C can also treat macular degeneration etc.

How to use: put three or four drops of lemon juice in an eye cup with purified water and wash the eyes with it daily for about 20-30 seconds with each eye.

Some people claim that lemon juice has helped their pink eye symptoms. Lemon helps prevent the growth and multiplication of pathogenic bacteria that cause infections and diseases. The antibacterial and antiseptic properties of lemon are well known, and widely accessible. Dilute half a teaspoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of water. Mix well and soak a cotton pad in it. Place the cotton pads over closed eyelids and leave them on for about 20 minutes. Remove the cotton pads and rinse your eyes with plain water. You must do this at least once daily.

Romanian Folklore Remedy:

Lemon Juice Eyewash
1 drop lemon juice, 1 ounce warm water
Mix 1 drop of lemon juice in 1 ounce of warm water and use it as an eyewash. It's particularly effective when your eyes have been exposed to dust, cigarette smoke, harsh lights and chemical compounds in the air.

Alleviation and prevention of severe allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis following long-term lemon juice use: a case report https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769484/

so good to hear the CS worked for your eye. I am thinking of getting CS for list of protocal I see for virus. I woke up couple days with terrible headache and coughing like crazy…raw /scratchy throat today. but I see folks saying take the CS to fight virus. I am scared as its METAL that I will be drinking and its going to be in my body. I didnt think our bodies is to take in foreign METal. Reason why I never had any kinds of Flu shots…I learned flu shots has mercury in it!!!! why would I want that in me. lol. So this Colloidal Silver….that is metal…..isnt that bad for us to put in our body.

thank you

Just be sure you are not allergic to neosporin or it will make your situation worse.

Victorian era women believed diluted lemon juice eye drops kept their eyes clean and bright and clear of infection.

This has helped a lot in a very short time.

* Put 5 - 10 drops of fresh lemon juice (start with 5 drops - adjust to tolerance) and ½ oz distilled saline water or boiled water that is cooled.

* Mix them well.

* Make use of an eye-dropper and put several drops into your eyes. Repeat several times daily. Make a new batch daily.

Anyway, I've tried the Apple cider vinegar, which usually works on most maladies. But it took longer than the iodine remedy did, so I've been using the Povidone iodine. About 20 drops in 2 oz of distilled water. Wet cotton ball with the solution and wipe over eyes so that it gets into the eyes and at the root of the lashes. It doesn't hurt. It may feel odd for a few minutes. But I use it every 3 hrs for 2 days and it completely clears up the infection.

I am using homemade eye drops. I use Lugol's 2% Iodine (some recipes use 5%) and mix in 4 drops in a 1 oz dropper bottle with filtered distilled water and sea salt (filtered spring water can also work). I use these drops every morning and my eyes feel great. They feel a little weird for about 10 minutes after doing the drops but that goes away. This remedy is also good for dry eyes, weepy eyes, eye infections, and allergies that affect your eyes. If you are going to start making your own, start with 2 drops Lugol's dilution ratio and work up to 4 drops dilution ratio.

Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time - Dr. David Derry

Iodine kills bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and even spores of bacteria and fungi, including anthra spores. Iodine was used successfully against influenza, herpes, small pox, and chicken pox viruses. Kills parasites, bacteria, mold, yeast, protozoa, viruses--essentially all pathogens including malaria, E. coli, and Staphylococcus. When iodine was suspended in a solution, viral inactivation occurred at dilutions of 1/1,000,000. (Gershenfeld, L.: Iodine. In Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation. Edited by S. S. Block. Philadelphia, Les & Febiger, 1977, pp.196-218.)

I made a tea with dry loose-leaf Holy Basil tea (Tulsi tea) and dripped it into my eyes. It stung at first, but it did bring quick relief after the initial sting. But it did not heal my eyes.

I then began to take 1000mg doses of powdered Vitamin C with vitamins and minerals added. By the 2^nd day, I knew the C was healing my eyes and the blinking had almost completely discontinued. My eyesight has cleared up as well. I will continue the vit C for a few more days, maybe 5. I'm thankful that God guided me to using the Vitamin C because the only other thing that has helped this in the past has been a trip to my homeopathic dr and taking their remedies. This has saved me about $150.

I tried coconut oil for dry eyes and for me it caused more irritation than the dry eye condition. I had better luck with oral black currant seed oil and borage oil.

Studies confirm that Hyaluronic Acid in the form of drops is also effective for dry eyes.

Castor oil is helpful also, but it tended to blur my vision a little when first applied, as did coconut oil.

As far as microbes, colloidal silver is frequently mentioned on EC and the web as being useful for that, but I have never tried it for that purpose. I would think if I was going to go for a moisturizer effect with an antimicrobial effect, I might consider colloidal silver with hyaluronic acid for myself, but I like to experiment!

Art