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==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
*In 19th century, blepharitis was first described as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.<ref name="pmid19383269">{{cite journal| author=Lemp MA, Nichols KK| title=Blepharitis in the United States 2009: a survey-based perspective on prevalence and treatment. | journal=Ocul Surf | year= 2009 | volume= 7 | issue= 2 Suppl | pages= S1-S14 | pmid=19383269 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19383269  }} </ref>
*In 19th century, blepharitis was first described as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.<ref name="pmid19383269">{{cite journal| author=Lemp MA, Nichols KK| title=Blepharitis in the United States 2009: a survey-based perspective on prevalence and treatment. | journal=Ocul Surf | year= 2009 | volume= 7 | issue= 2 Suppl | pages= S1-S14 | pmid=19383269 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19383269  }} </ref>
*In 1946, combination of antibiotic and hygienic was used for the first time by Phillips Thygeson, M.D., which became the standard treatment for the next few decades.<ref name="pmid13274422">{{cite journal| author=THYGESON P, VAUGHAN DG| title=Seborrheic blepharitis. | journal=Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc | year= 1954 | volume= 52 | issue=  | pages= 173-88 | pmid=13274422 | doi= | pmc=1312591 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13274422  }} </ref>
*In 1946, combination of antibiotic and hygienic was used for the first time by Phillips Thygeson, M.D which became the standard treatment for the next few decades.<ref name="pmid13274422">{{cite journal| author=THYGESON P, VAUGHAN DG| title=Seborrheic blepharitis. | journal=Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc | year= 1954 | volume= 52 | issue=  | pages= 173-88 | pmid=13274422 | doi= | pmc=1312591 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13274422  }} </ref>


==References==
==References==

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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 19th century, blepharitis was first described as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.[1]

Historical Perspective

  • In 19th century, blepharitis was first described as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.[1]
  • In 1946, combination of antibiotic and hygienic was used for the first time by Phillips Thygeson, M.D which became the standard treatment for the next few decades.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lemp MA, Nichols KK (2009). "Blepharitis in the United States 2009: a survey-based perspective on prevalence and treatment". Ocul Surf. 7 (2 Suppl): S1–S14. PMID 19383269.
  2. THYGESON P, VAUGHAN DG (1954). "Seborrheic blepharitis". Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 52: 173–88. PMC 1312591. PMID 13274422.


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