Multiple Eyelid Signs are Suggestive of Demodex Infestation

To determine the signs associated with infestation in blepharitis patients and the rates of eyelash colonization among blepharitic patients and healthy individuals in Thailand. This was a prospective, case-control clinical study. Eighty-three controls and 43 blepharitic patients were consecutively e...

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Published in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2021-01, Vol.15, p.671-678
Main Authors: Udomwech, Lunla, Phasuk, Nonthapan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Antibiotics
blepharitis
debris
demodex
Diabetic retinopathy
Eye
eyelid signs
Hair
Hypotheses
Medical examination
Original Research
Patients
Questionnaires
Rosacea
thailand
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Summary:To determine the signs associated with infestation in blepharitis patients and the rates of eyelash colonization among blepharitic patients and healthy individuals in Thailand. This was a prospective, case-control clinical study. Eighty-three controls and 43 blepharitic patients were consecutively enrolled from Walailak University Hospital. Each patient answered a questionnaire, underwent a complete eye exam, and had four lashes from each eye epilated; eyelashes were directly examined under a light microscope. Ocular signs, including types of eyelash debris (waxy debris, scaly debris, or cylindrical dandruff (CD)), erythema and telangiectasia of the eyelid, were noted. infestation was observed more frequently among patients with blepharitis than among controls (67.4% in the blepharitis group, 26.5% in the control group, p-value
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S298099