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In a survey of US ophthalmologists and optometrists, 37% to 47% of patients seen by those surveyed had signs of blepharitis, which can affect all ages and ethnic groups. [2] One single-center study of 90 patients with chronic blepharitis found that the average age of patients was 50 years old. [2]
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.
Melasma affects up to 33 percent of men and women. Read on to learn what causes the chronic skin condition and what you can do to keep it at bay.
Acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement syndrome (AIBSE) is a rare eye disease affecting the retina of the eye. It is basically a type of retinopathy which affects females more than males.
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 ...
Nearly 21 percent of Americans live with chronic pain, an experience that can be life-altering for many.. If you suffer from chronic pain, which means having pain for more than three months, it ...
Blepharochalasis is an inflammation of the eyelid that is characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue, leading to the formation of redundant folds over the lid margins.
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