Hello Everyone,
I started losing eyelashes about 4 months before I was diagnosed with blepharitis. My doctor thought it was due to my anemia and put me on iron pills. I have now been treating my blepharitis for the last 4 weeks with antibiotic ointment, warm compress/massage, tea tree oil/baby shampoo eyelash cleaning and upping my omega3’s. Although my eyes feel a bit better and are also a little less swollen I am loosing even more eyelashes than before.
I haven’t been able to find a lot of information about eyelash loss and blepharitis and I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar- where your eyes get better but your eyelashes fall out even more. I wonder if maybe the eyelash loss and blepharitis are not related after all and I need to look at my iron levels again.
Thank you for any help!
erin
Erin, I have had blepharitis for many years. All my eyelashes are gone,. When they grow back it's underneath the lid and I have to keep them pulled out. It's very painful at times when the lash is rubbing my eye and I can't find it. I have had to go to emergency several times to get it pulled out by a eye doctor. I do warm compresses, massage, tears during the day. I use Tobredex off and on as needed and also anti-biotic ointments when needed. My eyes are blurry a lot - that comes and goes which I hate. I also use comfort drops during the day too. I also have a drop which is a gel that I use sometimes at night. My eyes tear all the time as well. It has been terrible to have this condition, but I just try to do the best I can. I also take fish oil - omega 3s 1000 mg a day. Could you tell me how much of that you take and if you think it is doing you any good. Thanks so much,.
Also Erin, I think your eyelashes are due to the Blepritis. I don't believe I would take anymore of the iron if I were you. Your iron levels may be okay, so you wouldn't want to harm your liver by taking iron that you don't need.....
Hi Erin. My eyelashes on the top lids also fell out from Blepharitis. My doctor told me they might not grow back, but then I started using the Wet Ones wipes (see earlier discussions) and they grew back in. Some lashes aren't curved the right way, but at least they grew in. Hope it helps you, too.
Definitely think its from the bleph,mine started curving the wrong way and i was loseing quite a few,my upper ones have improved and i still lose a few now and then. They have started growing back in a more natural angle,dont lose hope. I doubt its from the iron.
Dear Erin.
I used the Wet Ones, antibacterial handwipes and killed the Bleph. One girl, Jill, lost her lashes and had bleph for 20 years and Dr did not think they would grow back.
She used the wipes and her lashes grew back. It is a Staph infection and the Benzethonium Chloride kills Staph.
It does take over 3 months to kill it on the lash line. These wipes are sold in the US. The UK wipes are different and harsher some have said.
People said they bought them online.
Just make sure you are not allergic too detergents, fabric softeners, hand wipes or lanolin.
I had the terrible itching on my lashes. When washing use 2 different wash cloths so as to not reinfect your eyes.
Hope you give it a try as lashes can come back.
Hope this helps,
Lynda79
Erin,
its very upsetting to loose eyelashes. Particularly for ladies. I've read a lot of literature on bleph. Yes, it's a symptom of this chronic awful disease. I had to forget about eyeliner. I use mascara on very special occasions keeping in my car eye makeup remover. I use it as soon as I return to my car after an event.
Lynda,
You are a darling. I will use your advice to Erin on two "different cloths"
so that I won't reinfect eyes.
Also I learned not to rub my eyelids with Wet Ones. Only to pat.
How many times a day?
Let's pray that Wet Ones are not discontinued.
Dear Rita,
I used the wipes 4 times a day for about a week then went down to 3 times then 2 times a day for last couple of months. I rubbed along the eyelash area. I tore the handwipe into 8 strips then did each eyelash area twice.
Some have used the wipes just 2 times a day and their lashes grew back. People work.
I used mascara and killed it at the same time. That involves new mascara and throw away wands using 2 wands per time. Never double dip into clean mascara.
Even though I do not have it now I still use throw away wands but only one wand on both eyes. I just never put a used wand into the mascara. Terrified of getting it again.
I did rub as the Staph is in the lash area, deep I think.
Hope this helps,
Lynda79
Thank you, My Dear,
I think my mistake was rubbing WO-s on the entire eyelid area instead just eyelash line. I will follow your advice. Of course.
Rita
|Hi Everyone! I have just joined this forum, my first ever forum because this resonated with me so much. I have a few questions that I am really hoping you/someone can help answer. I have experienced eyelash loss / bleph for over a year now and have tried everything! I even tried the wetwipes but felt they might be too strong, I think I will go back and try again. Has it worked for you? I dont really have any other symptoms other than the loss, sometimes a tiny itch and sometimes a small sty but I wouldn't think I had a problem without the lash loss. Sometimes it feels like it is under control and then it will suddenly 'flare' up again. No pattern. No idea why. Doctors don't take me seriously, but prob bc not all of my lashes have fallen out....yet! I use a strict cleaning routene and somethings work better than others. I see this thread is about a month old, how is everyone getting on?
I am also having eyelash loss and so is my daughter. I don't think it is iron. I think it could be related to a staph bacteria. I need help too. Not sure if this is going to the whole group? I'm scared to try the Wet Ones, but think will try myself. It seems to be spreading to other family members. I'm washing with tea tree shampoo and body wash. Do warm compresses, have done the IPL treatment. My husband has it with no eyelash loss. My daughter is losing a few eyelashes. Would you try this on a child? Will try Wet Ones myself first. Thoughts? I need help!
Dear Erin,
I used the Wet Ones in the Red Box sold in the US.
If you are allergic to detergent or fabric softeners or lanolin or the hand wipes you should no try them. My daughter killed a sty with them too. My husband had white dots on his lids and Dr said it was Bleph too. He used the wipes too.
Benzethonium Chloride is a Quat, one of several. It kills Staph.
An Avon facial scrub with Benzethonium Chloride is what was used by a friend who killed her Bleph. They reformulated that product and that is why I used the wipes.
Jill, who posted on this site, had Bleph for 20 years and Dr said her lashes would not grow back. She said she gets complements on her lashes now.
If you are in the UK you will need to order them online.
I wore makeup and killed it at the same time.
You can cross contaminate. I used white wash cloths as you can bleach them, one for each eye. Using two wash cloths was mentioned by a Dr online too.
Hope this will be helpful to you,
Lynda79
Dear Erin,
Forgot to say this takes over 3 months to kill. Some have used them and quit in a few weeks and it came back. The last couple of months are only 2 times a day. That is not hard to do-morning and night.
Lynda79
Hello!
Thanks to you Lynda I am using Wet Wipes. I am also washing my eyes alternately with Dr Bonners tea tree oil soap and an over the counter wash. I also use ocusoft lid scrub plus. Yes, I have become obsessive! I also use hypochlor by ocusoft.
Should i I just be using wet wipes?
I have had blepharitis for over a year but just recently found harden patches on my eyelids and missing lashes. I am also experiencing lash growth under the lid and on the outside edges of the lid both requiring plucking.
Lid1,
I also feel that WOnes are strong for me. Seems like it depends on the lid skin. Some have delicate skin - women. Men have thicker skin. They are happy w Wet Ones. Seems like my Bleph behaves now. I apply warm compress every morning. Wipe eyelids w the solution of: 4oz. boiled water ,1tsp baking soda and 2 drops of tea tree oil. Then I gently rub erythro ointment into my lash line. Forgot one important element: After warm compress I massage upper lash line down and lower lash line up. Hope this will help you too.
Good luck.
Dear Etio,
You should use just the wipes as if you are allergic to something you will not know which one it is.
Tea tree oil kills Staph too. It does have to be diluted. If someone is allergic to the wipes I suggest Tea Tree Oil.
Some people use the wipes and have success and after a few weeks or so stop and then it comes back. This does take months. The girl, Jill, used the wipes 2 times a day and her lashes grew back.
I wrapped the small strip around my fingertip and rubbed the lash line. I used 8 strips each time so each lash got it twice.
It takes a couple of weeks and you should notice a difference. It is over 3 months to kill this.
Hope this helps,
Lynda79
lyd1,
Both of my daughters now have lash loss with little itching. I have lash loss with itching, dry eye, and MGD. I'm trying the wet ones now. I feel like the doctors can't help. Do you have any discharge/goop in eye? We do from time to time so I'm wondering about an anti-biotic cream or drop. Going to ask next dr. visit. Also, I read the colloidal silver helps. I'm going to research it more. Please stay in touch and tell me if you find anything helpful. It is very upsetting for all of us. Trying to stay calm.
Lynda,
Now all 3 of my children have eyelashes falling out and so do I. I've been using the wet ones for 5 days and seems to be helping. Would you recommend this on my kids? ages 15, 13, and 10. How did you find out it is staph? I need something simpler for my family. Just too much for all of us. Have you heard of colloidal silver? Do you think any doctor can help with the staph? What do you recommend for me.
Has your blepharitis returned? Do you think some have it b/c of staph and others it's caused by something else and that is why the wet ones didn't work for them? Just trying to decide course to take with all members in our family.
Thank you so much.
Hi Rita,
How do you apply the solution of water, baking soda and tea tree oil? your finger? What is the erythropoietin ointment and where do you get it?
All 3 of my children and myself have bleph with eye lashing falling out. I'm very overwhelmed.
Thank you so much.