Posterior Blepharitis treatments

Many people have at one time or another suffered an inflammation on their eyelids, with the rims swelling up and turning red. Blepharitis is not a serious disease, but it can be quite bothersome to you. Its most common symptoms include burning or stinging sensation in your eye, itchiness in the eyelids and crusty formations on your eyelashes. Foreign body sensation and high sensitivity to light may also be experienced, as in dry eye syndrome. Blepharitis symptoms feel much worse in the morning. Read further below for more information on dry eye treatment. Types of Blepharitis   The common culprit in blepharitis is a local infection by Staphylococcus bacteria. The infection usually begins in the base of the eyelashes, giving rise to a mass of dry, scaly skin. Your eyelid tissues may be hypersensitive to toxins secreted by the staph bacteria, leading to inflammation of the inner lining. The skin problem called seborrhoea, or seborrheic dermatitis, can also cause blepharitis (thus the term seborrheic blepharitis). Seborrheic blepharitis is usually somewhat milder than blepharitis caused by staph bacteria. Seborrheic dermatitis is suspected to induce an over-production of lipids, which convert into fatty acids that irritate the skin. When the seborrhoea is situated in the eyelids, it can progress into blepharitis. Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) can also lead to blepharitis. These glands produce fatty substances that make up the a part of your tear film. The fatty layer helps to keep tear evaporation at a slower rate. The glands get blocked or otherwise cannot release the essential lipids. On occasion, this leads to inflammation and, as a result, blepharitis. Elderly people, who have a long history of eye conditions, have a higher risk for developing blepharitis caused by MGD and seborrhoea. Treatment   All forms of blepharitis are chronic, with no known cure. The best you can do is to manage the disease, with guidance from your eye care professional. You must take pains to cleanse the eyelid frequently. Moisten a clean cloth in a dilute solution of warm water and baby shampoo, and use it to clean the eyelid. It may be necessary to scrub the lid a bit to loosen sticky material and crusted debris. You remove breeding ground for bacteria when you scrub away the debris. Scrubbing gives the added benefit of provoking, making tear quality better and relieving dry eye symptoms as tear evaporation slows down. For good measure, you may want to gently (but firmly) massage the eyelids to induce more secretions from the affected glands. If you are still trying to bring the blepharitis outbreak under control, the eyelid must be scrubbed at least two times a day until the symptoms get better. This process can take months. In staphylococcal blepharitis, your doctor may direct you to apply topical antibiotics to the eyelids and lid margins. In severe cases, the doctor may prescribe topical steroids but will warn you about the dangers of long-term steroid use in terms of higher risk of glaucoma and cataract formation. If you are interested to try alternative treatment, you can consider folk medicine methods using castor oil to suppress inflammatory symptoms associated with blepharitis. Castor oil has substantial quantities of ricinoleic acid, which helps to control the inflammation. For this reason, a number of pharmaceutical products include castor oil in emulsion or in combination with cyclosporine. More intake of omega-3 fatty acids can also reduce inflammation. You can find more information about dry eye remedy. here.