I no longer have Blepharitis. There is a cure.
Benzethonium Chloride is the medicine in the products that get rid of Blepharitis. It is found in the antibacterial hand wipes known as WET ONES. It comes in a red box. Walmart or drug stores or grocery stores here carry it. I checked on the internet to find what products Benzethonium Chloride was in. You may have to order from a drug store on line if you can't get it there.
Let me explain how I got rid of it. I tore each hand wipe into 8 pieces and rubbed each eyelash are twice-4 times a day to start. After a week or two I went down to 3 times a day. After a month I went down to 2 times a day for several months. This is an infection in the roots of the eyelashes. Putting medicine in the eye doesn't do much. I tried 3 times with antibiotics. Did nothing.
When a friend said she got rid of it I jumped on it right away. She had it going up her eyelids.
Two people have gotten rid of this horrible itching. It is not a hit and miss thing. I kept at it for 3-4 months and it is gone.
The 3 Dr.'s who looked into my eyes tried to find it and couldn't. One was the Dr. who gave me the prescriptions for antibiotics and diagnosed the Blepharitis. This is not just a temporary relief thing I am writing blogging about. I learned how to blog to try to help others learn about the way to get rid of this infection in the eye lashes. The Dr.'s didn't seem to be interested in a cure. I did blog on one Dr.'s comment and he was interested and wanted to know if I washed my eyes off after using the wipes. I told him no I did not.
There is no need to suffer with this when there is a cure. Please be diligent and work at it for the 3-4 months. You do start to feel better. When I was done it itched once or twice and I used the wipes and it was gone.
Replied By Cat (Allentown, PA) on 09/29/2014
Lynda,
I tried the Wet Ones trick and yes it worked for a while to get my puffiness down, but it actually started to make my eyes worse after a while. The ONLY thing that has provided me some sort of relief is Blephamide Ointment that you put in your eyes.
It would be best that you also include that the Wet Ones tip may only work for a while for some.
Replied By Day (Usa) on 10/27/2014
Hey I have a bump on my eye filled with puss I believe and its on my eyelid and a doctor prescribed me with a medicine for blepharitis so I guess its blepharitis do you think it will work for me? Ifs o can you please like tell me how you applied it on? and how it worked for you? Did you put it in your eye or on the outside skin prt for it to go away!! ??? Help me. Iv'e been depressed so much and I cry myself to sleep wondering if it will ever go away I need a true miracle . LET ME KNOW!!!Replied By Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 10/28/2014
Day, two helpful Blepharitis remedies are: castor oil and honey. Read up on it right here on EC.
https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/blepharitis.html
Replied By Craig (Victoria, Australia) on 10/28/2014
Hi Day (Usa)
I had the same problem 2 months ago and used diluted Apple Cider Vinegar (10 parts water-1 part ACV. I placed 2 drops in each eye, one in the morning and one at night, the next day it was gone.
I have recently had 2 bouts of mild conjunctivitis and sprayed Colloidal Silver on to them both times. They were also gone the next day. Either one will fix your problem. Good luck with it.
Craig
Replied By Jenni (Agoura Hills, Ca) on 01/28/2015
Fabulous & word of caution. This is absolutely fabulous information & I will be retaining this very detailed process in a folder for future reference. One thing to bear in mind is that there is a strong possibility that our bodies will develop a resistance to this treatment. If you do find that this happens, the Manuka Honey &/or tea tree solution are extremely effective as well.Replied By Judy (Anaheim, Ca) on 06/10/2015
I have had blepharitis since 2009. My tear ducts plugged with yellow waxy substance and were inflamed, red, painful, and runny. I daily removed strings of pussy mucous from my eyes. I just wanted to close my eyes and not open them again. I read Posted by Ophelia (Dana Point, CA) on 08/07/2014 about Wet Ones wipes and followed her advice. Today after 4 months of using them I went to the ophthalmologist. Seven or eight times he used words like pristeen and stellar when describing the condition of my eyelids now. Midway I did go through a crisis that it wasn't working. But I stuck to Ophelia's recommendation to treat my condition for a full 4 months with these wipes and diluted baby shampoo washes. I did find that I needed to moisturize my eyelids and surrounding areas once a day. But from what was a great suffering to being apparently cured, I am so grateful for the advice to use them. My doctor told me to just go to cleansing my eyes with the shampoo once a day. He didn't see any need to do any more. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am 73 years old, what a relief! $6 cure! JudyReplied By Theresa (Caerphilly) on 08/17/2015
Can wet ones hand wipes damage my eyes because they are not for eyes?Replied By Dawn (Wa) on 05/21/2016
Dear Judy,
I read your comments regarding using wet ones for your eyes. I was wondering if you used heat compresses every day or at all? I am using the wet ones too and have clogged glands but I worry the heat compresses could encourage bacterial growth. Since you were successful could you tell me what you did? Thank you so much, Dawn
Replied By Rachelle (Bc) on 06/11/2016
I'm concerned about the toxicity of the "Wet Ones" wipes. Any comments on that? I'm also wondering if the folks who had success with Wet Ones also did any sort of heat/scrubbing/declogging before using the wet Ones?
Thanks!
Replied By Evelyn (Ny) on 06/12/2016
When my daughter was younger, she had severe case of blepharis that she developed chalazions. My doctor told me to wash with diluted baby shampoo and to use warm compresses. My husband preferred to use occusoft cleaning pads or liquid cleanser because he was afraid of the soap stinging her eyes. I would definitely avoid using Wet Ones because it's not made for the eye area.Replied By John M (Kimbal,l Mi) on 07/07/2016
I would like to recommend the post by ophelia (Dana Point CA) on 08/07/2014 using antibacterial hand wipes on eye lids.
My eyes were itching really bad but NOT NOW, I did not cut the towelette into pieces liked she did, I folded the towelette and put it into a sandwich bag to reuse it and replaced it every few days I am also taking n-acetyl-L-cysteine 600 mg one daily I don't use the eye drops or Doctors or the baby shampoo or anything else anymore thanks for sharing this web site.
Replied By Sonia (Calgary, Canada) on 09/07/2016
It has been a dark and rainy summer. Hardly any sun. Therefore lack of Vitamin D. Blephartis is horrible, painful and trying every treatment. I wash my face and clean my eyes, moisturize eyes with antibiotic ointment called erythromycin because the Steroid eye ointment Tobradex burned by eyelid. I increased my Vitamin D to 4000iu. a day and added 2000 iu of Vitamin C while treating the condition. Much better but it took a long time because of the steroid ointment, I had to start from square 1.Replied By Pat (Ca) on 09/20/2016
I too have been struggling with blepharitis for 6 months. I was put on many different steroid ointments which produced much more eyelid swelling and inflimation all around my eye down to my cheek. I was given erythromyacin 2 weeks ago. How long did it take to start working?Replied By Cheri (California) on 11/16/2016
I would also like to recommend the post from Ophelia. I am so grateful to have found it, especially because she explains that there may be exacerbations along the way and to just continue treatment anyways. This really helped because exacerbation did occur. I went to Oregon in June and developed this weird red puffy scaly thing on both upper eyelids. I have never had any issues with my eyes before so I figured it was something I was allergic to in that location. Over the following several weeks it got worse. I looked like a drug addict when I woke up, triangular red marks under my eyes, puffiness and inflammation on upper eyelids. Upon optometrists recommendations I tried eyedrops for allergies as well as natural tears. No difference at all after 2 weeks. I tried Manuka honey, no difference. All this time, I washed my face with water and wore no make-up. I went to a dermatologist and she recommended steroid treatment and to wash with baby shampoo. She literally told me I could never even touch my eyes again without an inflammatory reaction developing afterwards. I decided to forgo the steroid and try the wet ones instead. I followed the regimen Ophelia laid out. I saw improvement after a couple days. After a few weeks, it seemed to get worse. I stuck with regimen though and within a couple days it subsided. It took about 4 weeks for blepharitis to subside completely. I still continued using wet ones for another month though just to be sure. I haven't used them now for 2 weeks and haven't had recurrence. My eyes are completely normal. I was so discouraged prior to this treatment. I couldn't imagine dealing with this for the rest of my life, which it was looking as if that would be the case. I'm incredibly grateful for this post because it truly is a cure!Replied By Amber (Md) on 12/10/2016
I found this through lots of research. I believe demodex is the cause of my eye issues and my paplopustular rosacea, which is my major issue/concern. Doctors aren't well versed in demodex mites or they just don't believe it's a real issue, they don't know how to find them. I've been using tea tree oil in baby shampoo and already notice a difference. I should have used tto when I thought it was demodex months ago. Oh well, we live and we learn-to trust ourselves. Mine started as scalp sores and moved down my face. Good luck!!!Replied By Florence (Westchester Ny) on 06/10/2017
Ophelia, you don't wash off? I couldn't use Wet Ones irritated my eyes. So bought a box of Benzalkonium Chloride towelettes 0.13%. They are good but use no tears baby shampoo after 10 minutes. I didn't know it could be left on. I do follow everything else. Bead compress in AM gentle dry eye wash then I use BC, 10 minutes later wash off. One eye is bad the other is very mild. Got this after lid surgery. Idiot eye specialist told me it was my imagination. So one eye went untreated until I found another specialist who would take a look. 2 minutes after looking at my eyes diagnosed it.