What to do about itchy eyelids

Patients with itchy eyelids should seek medical attention to identify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions to treat the cause of the disease, the common clinical causes include contact dermatitis, blepharitis, eyelid herpes zoster, and so on. 1. Contact dermatitis: you should first identify the sensitizing substances, avoid further contact, and then use topical medications to alleviate the symptoms, such as Fludrocortisone acetate cream, mometasone furoate cream, etc. If the treatment effect is not good or the condition is more serious, you can also take antihistamines such as Benzodiazepines, Prednisone and other glucocorticosteroids for oral treatment. 2. blepharitis: should also be the first to remove the causative factors, to avoid irritants, and then can be applied locally antibiotic ophthalmic ointment, such as bacillus peptide, erythromycin, etc., and oral vitamin B2, if necessary. 3. Eyelid herpes zoster: topical iodine ophthalmic ointment, acyclovir ophthalmic ointment and other drugs, or oral acyclovir and other antiviral drugs, methylcobalamin and other neurotrophic drugs, for the accompanied by pain, but also oral acetaminophen and other analgesic drugs. All of the above drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly use your own medicine, so as not to affect the condition. Patients with symptoms of itchy eyelids, persistent unrelieved, should seek medical attention in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to identify the cause of the disease and treatment.