Posterior Blepharitis and Associated Potential Factors: A Study among Pregnant Women

This study evaluates in a cross-section of pregnant women the frequency of posterior blepharitis, its predisposing factors and how lipid profile impacts the occurrence of posterior blepharitis in pregnancy. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study of pregnant women. In this study, 201 pregnan...

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Published in:Ocular immunology and inflammation 2022-08, Vol.30 (6), p.1475-1481
Main Authors: Kyei, Samuel, Asiedu, Kofi, Ephraim, Richard K. D., Adanusa, Madison
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
inflammation
Lid margin
meibomian glands
ocular surface
telangiectasia
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Summary:This study evaluates in a cross-section of pregnant women the frequency of posterior blepharitis, its predisposing factors and how lipid profile impacts the occurrence of posterior blepharitis in pregnancy. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study of pregnant women. In this study, 201 pregnant women were recruited and included in the study's analysis. The participants' mean age was 29.96 (±4.74) years, with a median age of 30 and a range of 17 to 40 years. The frequency of posterior blepharitis among this cohort was 13.4% (95% confidence interval, 9.0% to 18.4%). The frequencies of MGD-associated posterior blepharitis and non-MGD associated posterior blepharitis were 6.0% and 7.4%, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in the mean fluorescein tear breakup time and SPEED scores between non-MGD associated posterior blepharitis and MGD-associated posterior blepharitis, however, the mean tear breakup time(t = 3.999, p
ISSN:0927-3948
1744-5078
DOI:10.1080/09273948.2021.1896007