For ophthalmia, blepharitis, stye and any other eye inflammation, an Eyebright tea might be beneficial when used as a cold eye compress. To make Eyebright tea, take 1 teaspoon of carefully washed Eyebright herb and boil it in 1 1/2 cup of water for 10 minutes.
taking prednisone over long periods of time can cause a different set of side effects these long term side effects can include weight gain see prednisone and weight gain bulging eyes fluid retention osteoporosis acne
Often, a patient's first introduction to prednisone is when a child or adult has a severe upper respiratory infection, asthma or pneumonia. The side effects, if you are on prednisone for a week or two, are mostly nuisance things, says Dr. Daniel Craven, a pulmonologist with University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. But side effects develop more the longer you are on it. He has found that parents are often upset because children can have dramatic reactions to it.