Blepharitis, or eyelid margin disease, is a common condition that affects all ages, ethnicities and genders.
The condition is characterized by inflammation of the eyelid margin. It can result in architectural changes to the soft tissue of the lid margin and cause damage to the ocular surface. Clinically, the eyelid margin can be seen as erythematous and thickened initially with effacement of the lid margin and lashes chronically.
While blepharitis tends to be more severe and symptomatic in persons 50 years and older, two specific demographic populations — adolescents and females —
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