Barley on the eye - the causes of appearance and treatment

Barley is called acute, most often purulent, inflammation of the edge of the century, accompanied by pain, redness and swelling. Barley is a very common problem, especially in the winter-autumn period, but usually they themselves pass for 7-10 days, and physicians on this issue are treated extremely rarely, bypassing folk methods. However, an abscess, which is not revealed by itself, multiple or regularly occurring barley can be a serious illness that requires serious treatment.

The causes of the appearance of barley on the eye

Barley appears as a result of infection of the follicle of the hair follicle or the sebaceous gland, most often staphylococcal infection, as a result of ingress of dirt, dust, and non-observance of personal hygiene rules.

Additional factors that can contribute to the development of the disease are:

Treatment of barley on the eye

In most cases, if there are no specific reasons for the appearance of barley on the eye (for example, accidentally introduced infection), treatment is quite simple and is limited to a number of home remedies and compliance with certain measures:

  1. Refusal to use decorative cosmetics for the period of illness.
  2. Compliance with the temperature regime - avoid overcooling.
  3. Point cauterization of barley green. It is carried out with the help of a cotton swab, but care should be taken so that the green does not get on the mucous membrane.
  4. Washing of the eye with broths of chamomile, calendula, St. John's wort. In addition, in folk medicine, it is very popular to wash the eyes with strongly brewed black tea. For washing, you need to take only fresh broths and use disposable, ideally sterile cotton swabs or gauze. Standing broth, as well as contaminated tampons can cause additional infection.
  5. Warming of the inflamed area with the help of an ultraviolet lamp: it is possible both at home and in a polyclinic.

Regarding moist warm compresses, although some sources consider them effective, the answer is not so unambiguous, since such heat can, on the contrary, stimulate the development of infection.

What is the best medicine for barley on the eye?

Regardless of the causes of the appearance of barley:

  1. Antibacterial ointments are tetracycline (1%), erythromycin, gentamicin. Sometimes hydrocortisone eye ointment is used.
  2. Drops - Albucid, Tobrex, Floxal, Tsiprolet.
  3. Reception of antibiotics in tablets - is used in case of a strong tumor of the eyelid, a severe abscess that does not open by itself. They are selected individually by the doctor.

In addition to directly fighting inflammation, if barley occurs regularly, attention should be paid not only to treatment diseases, but also the prevention of the causes of their appearance:

  1. Brewer's yeast. They contain a rich complex of vitamins and minerals that promote the normalization of metabolism. They are sold in pharmacies, in tablets, but liquid beer brewers used in the brewing industry are considered to be the most effective means of combating barley. However, they are not freely sold, although they can be tried at the factory.
  2. Multivitamins.
  3. Reception of general strengthening and immunity-enhancing drugs: Interferon, Viferon, tincture of Echinacea, tincture of ginseng, extract of Eleutherococcus, etc.