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The present invention offers an eyelid treatment kit used for convenient combination therapy for improving overall eyelid hygiene while also providing for adjunctive eyelid therapy. The eyelid treatment kit comprises low dose doxycycline hyclate tablets, a non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition

The present invention offers an eyelid treatment kit used for convenient combination therapy for improving overall eyelid hygiene while also providing for adjunctive eyelid therapy. The eyelid treatment kit comprises low dose doxycycline hyclate tablets, a non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition, an anti-bacterial eyelid preparation and at least one pair of moist heat goggles and/or one pair of moisture chamber goggles. The eyelid treatment kit further comprises instruction sheets containing dosage and administration information on the doxycycline hyclate coupled with information on improving eyelid hygiene. The various embodiments of the eyelid treatment kit of the invention facilitate treatment of dry eyes due to infected eyelids, and proper cleansing of the eyelids to prevent recurring infections.

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1. An eyelid treatment kit, the kit comprising: a tetracycline antibiotic;a non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition;an anti-bacterial eyelid preparation; andan eyewear apparatus wherein the tetracycline antibiotic is doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, dem

1. An eyelid treatment kit, the kit comprising: a tetracycline antibiotic;a non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition;an anti-bacterial eyelid preparation; andan eyewear apparatus wherein the tetracycline antibiotic is doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, demeclocycline or pharmaceutical acceptable derivatives thereof, wherein the non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition comprises a surfactant mixture comprising PEG-80 sorbitan laurate, sodium trideceth sulfate, PEG-150 distearate, disodium lauroamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, PEG-15 cocopolyamine, quaternium-15 and deionized water; wherein the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation comprises polyhexamethylene biguanide, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol and a pH stabilizing surfactant solution present in an amount effective to control the pH level of the composition between 5.5 and 7.5. 2. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1 wherein the tetracycline antibiotic is doxycycline hyclate having a molecular formula of C22H24N2Ox.H2O. 3. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 2, wherein the doxycycline hyclate is adapted to be administered in the form of one or more tablets. 4. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 3, wherein each tablet containing from about 15 mg to about 50 mg doxycycline hyclate. 5. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 2, wherein the doxycycline hyclate is adapted to be administered in the form of a suspension. 6. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1, wherein the non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition is in a form chosen from an aqueous emulsion, a suspension, a dispersion, a foam, a cream, a lotion, a solution, a paste, a gel or a spray. 7. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1, further comprising a pump dispenser containing the non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition of claim 1. 8. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1, further comprising a container comprising a solution of the non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition. 9. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 8, further comprising one or more applicators for applying the solution. 10. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 9, wherein the applicator is selected from a group consisting of a swab, a fabric pad or cotton balls. 11. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1, wherein the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation is in a form chosen from an aqueous emulsion, a suspension, a dispersion, a foam, a cream, a lotion, a solution, a paste, a gel or a spray. 12. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1, further comprising a fabric pad, the fabric pad pre-moistened with the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation, wherein the fabric pad is applied to the eyelids to be treated. 13. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 12, wherein the fabric pad comprises a heating element enclosed within the pad. 14. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 1, wherein the eyewear apparatus comprises at least one pair of moist heat goggles, the moist heat goggles further comprising means to create heat and increase humidity around the eye to stimulate tear production and reduce the evaporation of natural tears. 15. An eyelid treatment kit, the kit comprising: a container comprising one or more doxycycline hyclate tablets;a non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition, the non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition comprising a surfactant mixture comprising PEG-80 sorbitan laurate, sodium trideceth sulfate, PEG-150 distearate, disodium lauroamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, PEG-15 cocopolyamine, quaternium-15 and deionized water;an anti-bacterial eyelid preparation for treating eyelids, the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation comprising polyhexamethylene biguanide, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol and a pH stabilizing surfactant solution present in an amount effective to control the pH level of the composition between 5.5 and 7.5;at least one pair of moist heat goggles; andone or more instruction sheets containing doxycycline hyclate tablet dosage and administration information coupled with information on improving eyelid hygiene. 16. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 15, wherein the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation further comprises one or more moisturizers. 17. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 16, wherein the moisturizer is selected from a group consisting of methyl gluceth-20, sorbital, glycerine, glycols, propylene glycol, carboxylates, amino acids, glucoside derivatives, urea, lactates, and derivatives of pantothenic acid. 18. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 15, further comprising a pump dispenser containing the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation, wherein the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation is capable of forming a stable foam when dispersed from the pump dispenser. 19. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 15, further comprising an applicator, the applicator comprising a fabric pad with a surface area dimensioned to accommodate a therapeutic dose of the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation. 20. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 15, further comprising at least one pair of moisture chamber goggles, wherein the moist chamber goggles, when worn by a user, is adapted to define a heated chamber around the eyes to open clogged meibomian glands. 21. An eyelid treatment kit, the kit comprising: a light-resistant container comprising one or more low-dose doxycycline hyclate tablets, the tablets containing less than 50 mg doxycycline hyclate;a pump dispenser containing a non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition, the non-irritating eyelid cleansing composition comprising a surfactant mixture comprising PEG-80 sorbitan laurate, sodium trideceth sulfate, PUG-150 distearate, disodium lauroamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, PEG-15 cocopolyamine, quaternium-15 and deionized water;one or more fabric pads pre-moistened with an anti-bacterial eyelid preparation, the anti-bacterial eyelid preparation comprising polyhexamethylene biguanide, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol and a pH stabilizing surfactant solution present in an amount effective to control the pH level of the composition between 5.5 and 7.5;a heating element enclosed within each fabric pad;at least one pair of moist heat goggles and/or one pair of moisture chamber goggles; andone or more instruction sheets containing doxycycline hyclate tablet dosage and administration information. 22. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 21, further comprising an impervious wrapper for enclosing the pre-moistened fabric pads. 23. The eyelid treatment kit of claim 21, wherein the heating element enclosed within the fabric pads is a heat generator, the means for heat generation selected from an exothermic chemical reaction, conductive heat transfer from an internal heating pouch, conductive heat transfer from an enclosed heating pouch, molecular excitation via a microwave energy source, or a combination thereof.