Introduction Two human-specific Demodex species have been described: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. A medical condition caused by the presence of Demodex is called demodicosis. Material and methods The study material comprised eyelashes collected from 1499 patients. Results Demodex sp. infection was revealed in 47% of patients (487 women and 216 men). We determined the following r...

Objectives This study aimed to compare the presence of blepharitis, ocular tension (OT) with corneal thickness, refractive values and axial length changes in premenopausal postmenopausal women. Materials methods Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle-stimulating (FSH), luteinizing (LH), oestradiol (E2), prolactin, refractions horizontal vertical meridians, OT values, length, central thickn...

Blefaritis merupakan kondisi oftalmologis yang ditandai dengan inflamasi pada margo kelopak mata. Secara anatomis, blefaritis dibagi menjadi anterior dan posterior. Pilihan terapi telah mengalami perkembangan dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Kompres hangat membersihkan mata masih regimen pengobatan dasar; penggunaan antibiotik, steroid, inhibitor calcineurin menunjukkan efikasi baik. Suplementasi...

A prospective, randomised, double blind, partial crossover, placebo controlled trial has been conducted to compare the performance of topical fusidic acid gel (Fucithalmic) and oral oxytetracycline as treatment for symptomatic chronic blepharitis. Treatment success was judged both by a reduction in symptoms and clinical examination before and after therapy. Seventy five per cent of patients wit...

IMPORTANCE Knowledge about the variability of measurements using the TearLab Osmolarity System is necessary when evaluating the clinical utility of readings. OBJECTIVE To examine the variability of tear osmolarity measured by the TearLab Osmolarity System in patients with Sjögren syndrome (SS), patients with blepharitis, and control participants. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sect...

We report a case of seborrheic blepharitis treated with oral itraconazole during a short period. Direct examination using Parker KOH revealed numerous hyphae and spores of Malassezia in the scale. Low-dose itraconazole pulse therapy (200 mg daily, 7 days a month) was quite effective. This is the second case in which we also observed a unique fungal conformation which looked like tinea versicolo...

Phthiriasis palpebrarum (PP) is a rare eyelid infestation caused by phthirus pubis. We report a case of PP mimicking lid eczema and blepharitis. A 68-year-old woman had moderate itching in both eyes. Her initial diagnosis was considered to be lid eczema or blepharitis because of findings similar to exfoliative lesions and color changes in eyelids and to excretions over eyelashes. Careful observ...