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==Overview== | |||
Blepharitis is one of the most common ocular disorders encountered in clinical practice. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
===Prevalence=== | |||
===Incidence=== | |||
===Age=== | |||
Blepharitis can affect all age groups. Chronic blepharitis tends to affect middle age population. (50 years old). Staphylococcal blepharitis ends to affect relatively younger population. (42 years old) | |||
===Gender=== | |||
No predilection towards either gender exists. However, [[staphylococcal]] are commonly often observed among females than males. | |||
===Developed Countries=== | |||
In developed countries/United States, blepharitis more than 25 million people. | |||
===Developing Countries=== | |||
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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 one of the most common ocular disorders encountered in clinical practice.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Incidence
Age
Blepharitis can affect all age groups. Chronic blepharitis tends to affect middle age population. (50 years old). Staphylococcal blepharitis ends to affect relatively younger population. (42 years old)
Gender
No predilection towards either gender exists. However, staphylococcal are commonly often observed among females than males.
Developed Countries
In developed countries/United States, blepharitis more than 25 million people.