Tag: demodex

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Over the past decade, eyecare providers have been increasingly drawn to the presence of Demodex mites on the eyelid and lash follicles as potential contributors to a string of ocular health issues – from chronic styes to blepharitis to ocular rosacea. Current standard of care for eradicating Demodex associated blepharitis is treatment with 50% tea tree oil-based eyelid cleanser and 5% tea tree oil ointment for up to 4 weeks. “But there are almost no clinical studies looking at the impact of these treatments on the eye,” Dr. David Sullivan explains during this podcast.

Careful with that UV lamp. Nearly 30 children suffered corneal burns after their teacher accidentally left the disinfecting UV lamp on for 20 minutes without...