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Sore Eyes

How do you all deal with sore eyes (ofcourse related to our eczema)?

  1. Hi. when you say sore eyes did you mean your eyes being dry? or redness and your eyes being itchy. For me I use Cetaphil facial cleaners to wash my face which calms down the irritation around my eyes, then I would use visine red eye comfort and apply Aquaphor around them. I noticed that my allergies at times are in direct correlation with my eye soreness which causes me to itch them. I found that Allegra D 24 hour works best for me. I hope this helps!


    1. Hullo
      I have commented previously re:eczema around the eyes. I found GPS ARE too ready to prescribe an antibiotic for itchy skin whereas the optician says its more likely to be be viral! Prevention is better than cure with me which means trying to stay well, not get stressed & get good sleep! I try to stay away from steroid cream but sometimes it's the only thing that helps. Everyday management means bathing in cooled boiled water, applying eyedrops for dry eye wearing sunglasses & keeping off makeup!!! Using leaf from an aloe vera plant also helps plus using a perfume free barrier ointment.
      Good luck

      1. Thank you for starting this discussion. As you can see by the responses from & you are not alone in this struggle. I'm linking a few articles that might help you. This one discusses how atopic dermatitis can affect the eyes: https://atopicdermatitis.net/affect-eyes-eczema This one is about eczema on the eyelids: https://atopicdermatitis.net/living/dealing-with-eczema-on-the-eyelids And this article is about constant eye infections with eczema: https://atopicdermatitis.net/living/constant-eye-infections . Good luck. -Sarah (AtopicDermatitis.net Team Member)

        1. @putrriiiii - hello! I use eye drops to keep my eyes lubricated nicely. That and antihistaminenes. If I am able to prevent the eyes from itching then there is minimal damage around the eyes. Hope this helps! Pete (AtopicDermatitis.net Team Member)

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