# Eyelid eczema - anyone else?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809 "2022-09-02T10:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809/21 "2022-09-12T23:26:33Z")

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That sounds like what she said her doctor said, so, yeah, not eczema. Fortunately, my sister didn’t abrade a cornea.

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809/22 "2022-09-12T23:43:01Z")

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> [@Mama\_Zappa](#):
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> The heat supposedly helps soften the secretions and unplug the glands.

I was told to do this. My doc said I should take fish oil as well, the expensive version of salmon oil. I followed instructions for a while, but the salmon oil just emptied my pocketbook, I don’t feel it helped my eyes.

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**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809/23 "2022-09-27T16:23:34Z")

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So I’ve my water softener fitted in my house. Big improvement - my skin no longer itches all over when I get out of the shower. My eyes are looking better, although eye make up still irritates. They’re not 100% but SO much better than they were.

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyelid-eczema-anyone-else/970809/24 "2022-09-27T18:53:39Z")

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@SanVito, that’s great to hear! And good for me to know about. I think I’ll check into whether a softener could help me.

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