If there is significant pain in the redness of the lower eyelid, you can take antibiotic medications such as cephalosporin or amoxicillin. This is taken without allergies and will allow the redness and pain to recover more quickly. However, while taking oral anti-inflammatory drugs, it is still important to use topical antibiotics, such as using antibiotic eye drops or ointments, such as levofloxacin or tobramycin drops, and eye ointments can be considered using either oxyfloxacin eye ointment or gatifloxacin eye gel. Most of the redness and pain are usually caused by bacterial infections, so a combination of oral anti-inflammatory medications and topical antibiotic drops and ointments can significantly shorten the course of the bacterial infection.