Clinical features and therapeutic effects of patients with demodex blepharitis

Autor: He Yanru, Li Wanyue, Wang Yingwei, Zhang Zifeng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Guoji Yanke Zazhi, Vol 24, Iss 12, Pp 1964-1969 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1672-5123
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2024.12.19
Popis: AIM:To investigate the differences in clinical features and therapeutic effects of the tea tree oil wipes combined with deep massages of the meibomian glands for different age groups of patients with demodex blepharitis.METHODS:The clinical data of 146 patients(292 eyes)diagnosed with demodex blepharitis, hospitalized in Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital from January 2023 to October 2023, was collected in this retrospective study, and the patients were divided into group A(64 cases with 128 eyes)aged ≤45 years old and group B(82 cases with 164 eyes)aged >45 years old according to different ages. The differences in total numbers of binocular mites, Schirmer I tests, symptom and sign scores before, and at 1 and 3 mo after the treatment of the tea tree oil wipes combined with deep massages of the meibomian glands were analyzed between the two groups.RESULTS: Before the treatments, the total number of the mites in the group A [7(6, 8)] was lower than that in the group B [8(7, 9.25); P
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