Current pattern treatment of hordeolum by ophthalmologists in Thailand.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the current pattern of treatment among ophthalmologists in Thailand.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: A two-page Thai questionnaire was distributed to Thai ophthalmologists' annual meeting. Other questionnaires were sent to the eye institute or conducted by telephone interviews.

RESULTS: Five hundred one physicians participated in the present study (49.17%). Warm compression usage was suggested (n = 459; 91.62%). The prescription before I & C was combined topical and oral antibiotics, only oral antibiotics (n = 12; 2.4%), or no oral antibiotics (n = 21; 4.19%). I & C was performed only in cases with flocculated mass in irrespective size (n = 271; 54%), mass size of 4.47 (range 2-10 mm) (n = 124; 24.76%), or requested by patients (n = 13; 2.59%). The prescription after I & C was combined topical and oral antibiotics, no oral antibiotics (n = 74; 14.77%), or no antibiotics at all (n = 14; 2.79%).

CONCLUSION: Warm compression was commonly used. I&C was administered if there was flocculated mass. Antibiotics usage before and after I & C was the same. First choice antibiotics were combination of neomycin, polymyxin, and gramicidine eye drop, chloramphenicol eye ointment, and oral dicloxacillin.