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  2. Blepharitis - Wikipedia

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    Blepharitis is a result of bacteria and inflammation from congested meibomian oil glands at the base of each eyelash. Routine washing of the eyelids helps subdue symptoms and prevent blepharitis. Washing each eyelid for 30 seconds, twice a day, with a single drop of hypoallergenic soap (e.g. baby shampoo) and ample water can help. The most ...

  3. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    Sundowning also tends to happen consistently around the same time of day, Elhelou says. “It often includes cognitive effects such as significant disorientation or impaired judgement,” she says.

  4. Meibomian gland - Wikipedia

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    [12] [13] Besides leading to dry eyes, the obstructions can be degraded by bacterial lipases, resulting in the formation of free fatty acids, which irritate the eyes and sometimes cause punctate keratopathy. Meibomian gland dysfunction is more often seen in women and is regarded as the main cause of dry eye disease.

  5. Meibomian gland dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Meibomian glands in the lower eyelid imaged under amber light to show vasculature support and the gland structure. Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD, also meibomitis or meibomianitis) is a chronic disease of the meibomian glands, which is commonly characterized by obstruction of the end of the duct that delivers the secretion produced by the glands (called meibum) to the eye surface, which ...

  6. Health Officials Investigating Possible Link Between Ozempic ...

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    Health officials in Europe are investigating Ozempic and the trendy drug’s possible link to an eye-rotting condition that causes blindness. On Dec. 17, the European Medicines Agency announced ...

  7. Acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Diagnostic techniques like ophthalmoscopy, visual field test, optical coherence tomography, fluorescein angiography, multifocal electroretinography and electrophysiology may be used in diagnosing AIBSE syndrome. [2] Subjective measurement of blind spot enlargement is done using visual field testing. [4]

  8. Is It Safe to Use Expired Vitamins? The Truth About Vitamin ...

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    Elements like heat, humidity, light, and air are the “main enemies of vitamin freshness,” says Blatner. “Keep them cool, dry, and out of the sun.” So, probably not in your medicine cabinet.

  9. BlephEx - Wikipedia

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    BlephEx is a medical device used in the fields of ophthalmology and optometry to treat blepharitis and dry eye disease. [1] The handheld device is used by a doctor to exfoliate the eyelid [2] at the lash line and remove the inflammatory biofilm [3] that leads to chronic lid disease and discomfort.