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    What is the treatment for blepharitis?

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    Michael Mangraviti

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    I have thirty years in private practice as an optometrist at the same location in Leichhardt and have done four postgraduate courses pertaining to Diseases … View Profile

    Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelid margins. There are two types of blepharitis: anterior and posterior. Anterior blepharitis affects the front portion of the lid margin and so involves the lashes. Posterior blepharitis affects the lid margin which is in contact with the eyeball.


    The signs and symptoms of blepharitis include redness of the margins, lash debris (eg dandruff-like), and eye discomfort eg itchiness, burning, grittiness, which may be worse in the morning.


    Treatment of blepharitis depends on the severity of signs and symptoms but may include: hot packs; lid scrubs; lubricating eyedrops, gel or ointment; antibiotic eyedrops or ointment; anti-inflammatory eyedrops or ointment; or, in cases resistant to such treatment, oral antibiotics, from a relatively short course of about two months to indefinitely.     

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