What is blepharitis?

Blepharitis is the inflammation of the eyelid margins that may cause redness of the eyes, itching and irritation of the eyelids in one or both eyes. It can happen posteriorly meaning, a dysfunction of meibomian glands within the eyelids, or anteriorly, affecting the outside lid, at the eyelashes.

How do members experience blepharitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with blepharitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for blepharitis*

Who has blepharitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 2
30s 16
40s 20
50s 25
60s 32
70+ 27

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 87

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What is blepharitis?

Blepharitis is the inflammation of the eyelid margins that may cause redness of the eyes, itching and irritation of the eyelids in one or both eyes. It can happen posteriorly meaning, a dysfunction of meibomian glands within the eyelids, or anteriorly, affecting the outside lid, at the eyelashes.



Common symptoms reported by people with blepharitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for blepharitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with blepharitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have blepharitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with blepharitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has blepharitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 46 say blepharitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 2
30s 16
40s 20
50s 25
60s 32
70+ 27
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 4
20-29 years 6
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 11
50-59 years 6
60-69 years 4
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 35
Female 87

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 61
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from blepharitis patients who have completed their condition history
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