Hi to All Fellow Sufferers:
I've been battling blepharitis for over 3 years and seem to have bad breakouts (particularly under stress) that always turn into pink eye and chalazions. I have used baby shampoo, eye compresses, eye drops - antiobiotic and regular, and strong dandruff shampoos, etc. without a lot of success.
Recently, after researching on the internet the current blepharities medical studies going on, I ran across a product called Ocusoft Foaming Eyelid cleanser in one of the studies.
Anyway, I ordered a couple of bottles of the cleaner from the website of the company. After it arrived, I cut up washcloths into little squares, applied the foam and scrubbed the top and bottle lids lightly. Then I threw the little square out. At this point, I had been in the midst of a severe attack for over a month that had turned into pink eye. This foam is the first thing I have ever used that didn't irritate my eyes. So I used it about 5 times a day for three days and saw a little improvement by the fourth day and after a week, the attack had completely cleared up. I still am completely amazed. I was so thrilled, I took the bottle to my HMO's eye clinic and gave them a lecture on it and then went home and called the corporation and offered to be a salesperson for the product. Truly. After that, I stopped using the product for a week and noticed the red, oily eyelids reappearing again so started back using the Ocusoft 3 times a day. And in sheer laziness, I haven't done the hot compresses and it still seems to be working just fine without those. It is one month later and my eyes are just fine. YESSSSSS!
I promise you I am not an employee of this company. I am just a blepharitis sufferer who missed wearing her makeup and was tired of nothing working. I am just so thrilled by this stuff, that I purposely joined this forum to tell everyone about it. Please give it a try. And tip, I throw out my little square of washcloth after one use - no one told me too, I just did it.
I couldn't find it in any local grocery stores so I had to order directly online. I noticed they had a list of products for contact lens people. Also, the customer service rep told me they just got approval for an Ocusoft cleanser that will have a bacteria killer of some kind. I just checked the website and don't see it yet so it must not be released. I plan to order a bottle of that as soon as it is.
Hope this helps everyone as much as it helped me and want to shout it from the rooftops the way I am.
My heart to all of you dealing with this and keeping my fingers crossed that it works for you too.
BJC