Efficacy of physiotherapy and hygienic procedures in treatment of adults and children with chronic blepharitis and dry eye syndrome

Prozornaia L.P.

GBOU VPO "Sankt-Peterburgskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ pediatricheskiĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet" Minzdrava Rossii

Brzheskiĭ V.V.

GBOU VPO "Sankt-Peterburgskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ pediatricheskiĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet" Minzdrava Rossii

Efficacy of physiotherapy and hygienic procedures in treatment of adults and children with chronic blepharitis and dry eye syndrome

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Prozornaia L.P., Brzheskiĭ V.V.

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Journal: Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2013;129(3): 68‑73

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Prozornaia LP, Brzheskiĭ VV. Efficacy of physiotherapy and hygienic procedures in treatment of adults and children with chronic blepharitis and dry eye syndrome. Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2013;129(3):68‑73. (In Russ.)

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110 patients aged from 3 to 42 years old were examined to estimate the efficacy of chronic blepharitis treatment: 50 patients with chronic blepharitis and dry eye syndrome (DES), 28 with DES due to computer vision syndrome and 32 with isolated chronic blepharitis. All patients received eyelid massage. If the secretion was too thick and difficult to evacuate from meibomian glands then duct probing was performed. In addition a complex of hygienic procedures was performed using phytoproducts ("Geltec-Medika", Russia): blepharoshampoo, blepharolotion, blepharogel 1 and 2. Moist warm pads (with blepharolotion and calendula extraction) were applied on the eyelids in 25 patients. Massage and probing of meibomian gland ducts and hygienic procedures were showed to be effective in management of clinical signs of chronic blepharitis including coexisting DES. Moist warm pads improve efficacy of background therapy in patients with meibomian gland hypofunction and have no effect in blepharitis with excessive meibomian gland secretion. Eyelid hygiene was showed to be effective in adults and children as well including infants.

Keywords:

meibomian gland dysfunction

chronic blepharitis

dry eye syndrome

eyelid hygiene

Authors:

Prozornaia L.P.

GBOU VPO "Sankt-Peterburgskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ pediatricheskiĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet" Minzdrava Rossii

Brzheskiĭ V.V.

GBOU VPO "Sankt-Peterburgskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ pediatricheskiĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet" Minzdrava Rossii

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