Minimal. The cause of MGD is not bacterial; therefore antibiotics have a limited role. Doxycycline and Minocycline are often used in low doses, because they have an anti-inflammatory effect to oil glands (and are often used by dermatologists to treat acne and rosacea.) When we use oral Doxycycline or Minocycline, or a topical antibiotic of the same class, Azasite (topical azithromycin) we are using the anti-inflammatory effects of these medications, and not their antibiotic principles.
Baltimore Ophthalmologist | Dr Brett Levinson
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Meet Brett Levinson, MD
Dr. Levinson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland Medical School with Honors, and trained in corneal surgery at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Levinson has lectured extensively, and has been invited several times to address his colleagues at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology conference and at the Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Levinson also frequently lectures other eye doctors on the treatment of corneal pathology, and his office is approved by the Maryland Optometric Association as a site for clinical observation for continuing education for Optometrists.