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Sir I had bacterial conjunctivitis. I took the medicines, it lasts for about 2 weeks. Since last 10 days my eyelid is swollen (Total 25 days suffering. I also took medicine for it, applied cold and hot compressions but nothing helped till now.
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You should go for a culture and sensitivity examination of conjunctival discharge and the use a proper antibiotic. Sometimes it is also difficult to exclude a viral conjunctivitis ,which may need to be treated with a mild steroid under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.
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