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*Blepharitis was first described in 19th century 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> | *Blepharitis was first described in 19th century 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 | Eyelid hygiene and regular cleaning are the mainstay of therapy for blepharitis. Antimicrobial topical therapy | ||
*In 1946, combination of antimicrobial therapy and eyelid hygiene was used for the first time by Phillips Thygeson, M.D.<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><ref name="pmid21002032">{{cite journal| author=THYGESON P| title=Etiology and treatment of blepharitis; a study in military personnel. | journal=Arch Ophthal | year= 1946 | volume= 36 | issue= 4 | pages= 445-77 | pmid=21002032 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21002032 }} </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
Blepharitis was first described in 19th century as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.[1]
Historical Perspective
- Blepharitis was first described in 19th century as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.[1]
Eyelid hygiene and regular cleaning are the mainstay of therapy for blepharitis. Antimicrobial topical therapy
- In 1946, combination of antimicrobial therapy and eyelid hygiene was used for the first time by Phillips Thygeson, M.D.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ THYGESON P, VAUGHAN DG (1954). "Seborrheic blepharitis". Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 52: 173–88. PMC 1312591. PMID 13274422.
- ↑ THYGESON P (1946). "Etiology and treatment of blepharitis; a study in military personnel". Arch Ophthal. 36 (4): 445–77. PMID 21002032.