Blepharitis laboratory findings
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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
Blepharitis is usually diagnosed based on clinical features and there are no specific diagnostic laboratory findings. Culture of eyelid margins may be indicated in: 1) recurrent anterior blepharitis with severe inflammation, and 2) blepharitis not responding to therapy.[1][2]
Laboratory Findings
There are no specific diagnostic laboratory findings associated with blepharitis. Blepharitis is diagnosed based on clinical features alone.
Culture of eyelid margin may be indicated in the following conditions:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Recurrent anterior blepharitis with severe inflammation
- Blepharitis not responding to therapy
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.
- ↑ Blepharitis. American Academy of Ophthalmology/eyewiki. (2014) http://eyewiki.org/Blepharitis 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.