High Prevalence of Demodex brevis Infestation in Chalazia – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To investigate the correlation between demodicosis and chalazia in patients with the latter.Design: Prospective, observational, comparative study.Methods: Forty-four adult and 47 pediatric patients with chalazia and 34 adult and 30 pediatric age- and sex-matched patients without chalazia treated at an institutional referral eye center were included. All 155 patients underwent lash sampling followed by microscopic identification and counting of Demodex mites. All 91 patients with chalazia underwent surgical removal, and among them, 74 were followed up for 18 ± 4.3 months after surgery. Statistical correlation between ocular demodicosis and chalazia and its postoperative recurrence was performed.Results: Demodicosis was significantly more (Read more...)