Current pattern treatment of hordeolum by ophthalmologists in Thailand

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

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.

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%).

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.