{"id":2694,"date":"2021-07-28T08:17:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T05:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/vlefaritida\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:09:23","slug":"blepharitis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/blepharitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Blepharitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2694\" class=\"elementor elementor-2694 elementor-909\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75e6672 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75e6672\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0db906\" data-id=\"f0db906\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a315c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a315c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blepharitis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bdc30b elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bdc30b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d77a2a\" data-id=\"6d77a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af1429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4af1429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/service\/ocular-surface\/\">Ocular Surface<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3128e1d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3128e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/blepharitis\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span class=\"active\">Blepharitis<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/conjunctivitis\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conjunctivitis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/chalazion-and-stye\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Chalazion and Stye<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a36ddc8\" data-id=\"a36ddc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ebd71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ebd71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blepharitis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bfa5b elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"48bfa5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7621\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7621\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What it is<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7622\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7622\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Treatment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7623\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7623\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Regular examination<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7621\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What it is<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7621\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7621\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Blepharitis is a common and persistent inflammation of the eyelids. Symptoms include irritation, itching, and often eye redness. It frequently occurs in individuals with oily skin, dandruff, or dry eyes. Blepharitis may begin in early childhood with the appearance of crusting on the eyelids and continue throughout life as a chronic condition, though it can also develop later in life.<\/p><p>Bacteria normally live on the skin\u2019s surface around the eyes, but in certain individuals they start to multiply within the skin at the base of the eyelashes. The resulting irritation\u2014sometimes associated with overactivity of nearby sebaceous glands\u2014causes flaking similar to dandruff and the formation of scales along the eyelashes and eyelid margins, as well as chalazions, i.e. painful inflammatory bumps within the eyelids.<\/p><p>In blepharitis, both eyelids are typically coated with oily secretions and bacteria near the lash line. The eyes become irritated and inflamed. Regular, gentle cleaning of the eyelid margins helps to control the condition.<\/p><p>In some cases, the flaking or bacteria cause only mild irritation and itching, while in others they can lead to redness, stinging, or a burning sensation. Some individuals may even develop an allergic reaction to the flakes or bacteria, resulting in more serious complications such as inflammation of the ocular tissues, particularly of the cornea (the clear, front part of the eye).<\/p><p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03ce\u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c3\u03b8\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b2\u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03be\u03ae\u03c2:<\/p><ul><li>The presence of flakes (dandruff-like debris) on the eyelashes and any inflamed glands.<\/li><li>Whether the blepharitis is accompanied by staphylococcal infection, which is evident by small ulcers at the base of the lashes.<\/li><li>Whether the blepharitis is associated with rosacea.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7622\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Treatment<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7622\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7622\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Blepharitis is a condition that may not be completely curable, but it can be effectively managed with a few simple daily measures, especially during flare-ups:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Twice daily, moisten a clean towel with warm water or chamomile (not boiling). After wringing it out, place it over your closed eyelids for one to three minutes. As it cools, re-wet it two or three times. This softens and loosens flakes and secretions, and\u2014most importantly\u2014helps liquefy the oily secretions from the eyelid\u2019s sebaceous glands. This helps prevent the formation of a chalazion, an inflammatory lump within one of these glands.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Gently clean the eyelashes (not the eyes themselves) with baby shampoo, diluted at a ratio of 1 drop shampoo to 10 drops water.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">If an antibiotic ointment has been prescribed, apply it to the base of the eyelashes (usually before bedtime) using your fingertip or a small piece of cotton.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Simple, daily hygiene practices can significantly reduce the need for additional medications to control blepharitis and its symptoms.<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Artificial tears may be used to relieve symptoms of dry eye (preferably preservative-free drops available over the counter).<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Steroids may be prescribed for short-term use to reduce inflammation.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Antibiotics may be used to lower bacterial levels on the eyelids.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">Oral Vibramycin or Minocycline may be prescribed for systemic treatment of both severe blepharitis and rosacea. Doxycycline and Minocycline are generally preferred, as they can be taken with meals. It is important to note that these medications must not be used during pregnancy, as they can cause developmental abnormalities in fetal teeth and bones.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Pharmaceutical treatments alone are not sufficient. The daily application of warmth and careful eyelid cleaning remain the key to controlling blepharitis.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7623\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Regular examination<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7623\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7623\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Why are regular eye examinations important for everyone?<\/p><p>Eye diseases can occur at any age, and many of them do not cause symptoms until significant damage has already taken place. Since vision loss can often be prevented when a condition is diagnosed and treated early, regular eye examinations by an ophthalmologist remain crucial.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocular Surface Blepharitis Conjunctivitis Chalazion and Stye What it is Treatment Regular examination What it is Blepharitis is a common and persistent inflammation of the eyelids. Symptoms include irritation, itching, and often eye redness. It frequently occurs in individuals with oily skin, dandruff, or dry eyes. 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