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In general, blepharitis is diagnosed based on clinical features alone. Laboratory | In general, blepharitis is diagnosed based on clinical features alone. | ||
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of blepharitis include:<ref name="pmid18347619">{{cite journal| author=Jackson WB| title=Blepharitis: current strategies for diagnosis and management. | journal=Can J Ophthalmol | year= 2008 | volume= 43 | issue= 2 | pages= 170-9 | pmid=18347619 | doi=10.1139/i08-016 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18347619 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11009317">{{cite journal| author=McCulley JP, Shine WE| title=Changing concepts in the diagnosis and management of blepharitis. | journal=Cornea | year= 2000 | volume= 19 | issue= 5 | pages= 650-8 | pmid=11009317 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11009317 }} </ref><ref name=Blepharitis-1> American Academy of Ophthalmology/Eyewiki (2014) http://eyewiki.aao.org/EyeWiki%3AGeneral_disclaimer| Accessed on July 14, 2016 </ref><ref name="pmid25371637">{{cite journal| author=Bhandari V, Reddy JK| title=Blepharitis: always remember demodex. | journal=Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol | year= 2014 | volume= 21 | issue= 4 | pages= 317-20 | pmid=25371637 | doi=10.4103/0974-9233.142268 | pmc=4219223 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25371637 }} </ref><ref name="pmid21450918">{{cite journal| author=Tomlinson A, Bron AJ, Korb DR, Amano S, Paugh JR, Pearce EI et al.| title=The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: report of the diagnosis subcommittee. | journal=Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci | year= 2011 | volume= 52 | issue= 4 | pages= 2006-49 | pmid=21450918 | doi=10.1167/iovs.10-6997f | pmc=3072162 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21450918 }} </ref> | |||
*Cultures of the eyelid | *Cultures of the eyelid | ||
**Recurrent anterior blepharitis with severe [[inflammation]] | **Recurrent anterior blepharitis with severe [[inflammation]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
In general, blepharitis is diagnosed based on clinical features alone. Cultures and biopsy of the eyelid margins may be indicated for patients who have recurrent anterior blepharitis with severe inflammation, as well as for patients who are not responding to therapy.[1][2]
Laboratory Findings
In general, blepharitis is diagnosed based on clinical features alone. Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of blepharitis include:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Cultures of the eyelid
- Recurrent anterior blepharitis with severe inflammation
- Blepharitis not responding to therapy
- Biopsy of the eyelid
- Possibility of carcinoma in cases of marked asymmetry
- Blepharitis resistance to therapy
- Unifocal recurrent chalazia
- Microscopic evaluation of eyelashes
- Chronic blepharoconjunctivitis (may reveal Demodex mites)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson WB (2008). "Blepharitis: current strategies for diagnosis and management". Can J Ophthalmol. 43 (2): 170–9. doi:10.1139/i08-016. PMID 18347619.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McCulley JP, Shine WE (2000). "Changing concepts in the diagnosis and management of blepharitis". Cornea. 19 (5): 650–8. PMID 11009317.
- ↑ American Academy of Ophthalmology/Eyewiki (2014) http://eyewiki.aao.org/EyeWiki%3AGeneral_disclaimer%7C Accessed on July 14, 2016
- ↑ Bhandari V, Reddy JK (2014). "Blepharitis: always remember demodex". Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 21 (4): 317–20. doi:10.4103/0974-9233.142268. PMC 4219223. PMID 25371637.
- ↑ Tomlinson A, Bron AJ, Korb DR, Amano S, Paugh JR, Pearce EI; et al. (2011). "The international workshop on meibomian gland dysfunction: report of the diagnosis subcommittee". Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 52 (4): 2006–49. doi:10.1167/iovs.10-6997f. PMC 3072162. PMID 21450918.