I finally got in touch with an Optometrist on call. I too was worried about going off prednisolone. He felt it was the antibiotic drops that was causing the reaction. That was what I told the female Optometrist that I saw on Friday, who called the male surgeon who told me to just take Systane every Two hours. I am so much better now. No itching or discharge. I hate to say it, but just another case of 2 females being dismissed by a male. I am 80 years old with 2 Masters degrees. Duh, I think I know what I am talking about. Thank you for your response. (BTW prednisolone is what my cat who has IBD takes bc cats can’t use prednisolone. Prednisolone changes to prednisone in her body). I must be a cat!

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