“Would a dr prescribed cephalexin for glaucoma?”
I'd like to know if a dr would prescribe someone cephalexin if they suspect it may be glaucoma. All they prescribed my husband was cephalexin and 2 pain pills medication. I looked it up and saw it could be for a bacteria affection like a UTI. Could it be an STD he caught?
Male | 33 years old
Medications: cephalexin
6 Answers
OphthalmologistOphthalmologist
No -Cephalexin is an antibiotic eg could be prescribed for blepharotis
No. It is an antibiotic. No relation to glaucoma
Dr. Elizabeth Chiang
Ophthalmologist | Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Painesville, OH
Cephalexin is not for the treatment of glaucoma. Cephalexin is an antibiotic. Glaucoma is not an infection.
As the questioner has correctly stated, cephalexin is an antibiotic, not used for treatment of glaucoma. Nor would pain medication be a treatment. I note, however, that the patient is 33 years old. Unless the patient has had an injury to the eye at some point and has scarring sufficient to cause pressure elevation, it is unlikely that he has glaucoma. May the questioner is mistaken about the diagnosis. Sounds more like an eyelid or orbital infection. If the patient has not been seen by a qualified eyecare provider, I would seek another opinion.
G. N. Pomerance, M.D.
G. N. Pomerance, M.D.
Cephalexin is an antibiotic used to treat infections.
No, cephalexin is not for glaucoma - you didn't mention if this is an eye drop or pills. It's an antibiotic, which is for a bacterial infection. It's impossible to speculate what infection he has - you need to have a conversation with him.
