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Blepharitis primary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

Effective measures for the primary prevention of blepharitis include eyelid hygiene and anti-dandruff shampoo.[1][2][3]

Primary Prevention

Primary Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of blepharitis include:[1] [2]

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Benitez-Del-Castillo JM (2012). “How to promote and preserve eyelid health”. Clin Ophthalmol. 6: 1689–98. doi:10.2147/OPTH.S33133. PMC 3484726. PMID 23118519.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guillon M, Maissa C, Wong S (2012). “Eyelid margin modification associated with eyelid hygiene in anterior blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction”. Eye Contact Lens. 38 (5): 319–25. doi:10.1097/ICL.0b013e318268305a. PMID 22890229.
  3. American Academy of Ophthalmology/eyewiki (2014) http://eyewiki.org/Blepharitis Accessed on July 14, 2016

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