Bl

ephar
it
is:
-
I
ntr
oduct
ion:
-
 Bl
ephar
it
isi
sinf
lammat
ionori
nfect
ionoft
heey
eli
dmar
gins.

 Blephar
it
isi
sonethemostcommonopht
hal
mol
ogi
cal
compl
i
cat
ionsaswel
lasoneof
themostdif
fi
cul
tcondi
ti
onstot
reat
.

 Def
ini
ti
on:
-
 Bl
ephar
it
isi
sasubacut
e(or
)chr
oni
cinf
lammat
ionoft
hel
i
dmar
gins.

"
OR"
 Bl
ephari
ti
sisthesubacuteorchr
onicinf
lammat
ionoft
heey
eli
ds.
Itcanaf
fectt
he
ey
elashroot
sandt heareai
mmedi at
elybehi
ndt
his.

 Causes:
-
 Bact
eri
ali
nfect
ion.

 Fungal
inf
ect
ion.

 Mei
bomi
angl
anddy
sfunct
ion(
MGD)
-Cl
oggedormal
funct
ioni
ngoi
lgl
andsi
nyour

 Eyel
i
dsAll
ergi
es,i
ncl
udi
ngal
l
ergi
creact
ionst
oey
emedi
cat
ionsCont
actl
enssol
uti
ons
oreyemakeup.

 Par
asi
tes.

 Chr
oni
cconj
unct
ivi
ti
s.

 Dandr
uffont
hescal
p.

 Ty
pesofbl
ephar
it
is:
-
 Ant
eri
orbl
ephar
it
is(
out
eredgeofey
eli
d):
 St
aphy
lococcal
/ul
cer
ati
vebl
ephar
it
isSebor
rhoei
cbl
ephar
it
is.

 Post
eri
orbl
ephar
it
is(
inneredgeofey
eli
d):
 Dy
sfunct
ionofMei
bomi
angl
ands-
associ
atedwi
thr
osaceaanddandr
uff
.
 Si
gnandsy
mpt
oms:
-
 Redey
es.

 Ey
eli
dst
hatappeargr
easy
.

 Lossofey
elashes.

 Redey
eli
ds.

 Swol
l
eney
eli
ds.

 Excessi
vebl
i
nki
ng.

 t
chyey
eli
ds.

 I
rr
it
ated,
wat
eryey
es.

 Sensi
ti
vi
tyt
oli
ght
.

 Wat
eryey
es.

 St
icki
ngofEy
eli
d.

 Gr
it
ti
nessoraf
orei
gnbodysensat
ion.

 Di
agnosi
s:-
 Thedi
agnosisofblephar
it
isi
scli
nical
,basedonthepati
ent'
shistor
yandphy si
cal
exami
nati
onf i
ndi
ngs.Therear
enoconf i
rmator
ydiagnost
ictestsorlabor
atory
i
nvest
igat
ions.

 Tr
eat
ment
:-
 Mai
ntai
nli
dhy
gine.

 Cor
rect
ionofr
efr
act
iveer
ror
s.

 Av
oidkaj
alandhai
roi
l
.

 Ant
ibi
oti
cdr
opsandoi
ntment
suse.

 Sy
stemi
cther
apy
-tet
racy
cli
ne&doxy
cycl
i
ne.