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The earliest description of blepharitis dates back to 1894, when Lydston et al. | The earliest description of blepharitis dates back to 1894, when Lydston et al. reported a patient with accumulated sebaceous-like material in the meibomian glands.<ref>LYDSTON, JAMES A. "CONJUNCTIVITIS MEIBOMIANÆ." Journal of the American Medical Association 23.6 (1894): 241-242.</ref> | ||
In 1908, Elschnig et al. adopted the term "conjunctivitis meibomianae" and described the symptom of meibomian gland hypersecretion which | In 1908, Elschnig et al. adopted the term "conjunctivitis meibomianae" from the 1894 report and described the symptom of meibomian gland hypersecretion which could be relieved by emptying of the glands and the use of astringents.<ref>Elschnig, A. "Beitrag zur Aethiologie und Therapie der cronischen Konjunctivitis [Contribution to the ethiology and therapy of chronic conjunctivitis]." Deuts Med Wochenschr 26 (1908): 1133-1135.</ref> | ||
In 1922, Cowper coined the term "meibomian seborrhea" | In 1922, Cowper coined the term "meibomian seborrhea" that has been referred to as "meibomian gland dysfunction" in the modern literature.<ref>Cowper, H. W. "Meibomian seborrhea." American Journal of Ophthalmology 5.1 (1922): 25-30.</ref> | ||
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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 the 19th century as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.[1]
Historical Perspective
The earliest description of blepharitis dates back to 1894, when Lydston et al. reported a patient with accumulated sebaceous-like material in the meibomian glands.[2]
In 1908, Elschnig et al. adopted the term "conjunctivitis meibomianae" from the 1894 report and described the symptom of meibomian gland hypersecretion which could be relieved by emptying of the glands and the use of astringents.[3]
In 1922, Cowper coined the term "meibomian seborrhea" that has been referred to as "meibomian gland dysfunction" in the modern literature.[4]
- Blepharitis was first described in the 19th century as a conjunctivitis meibominae and meibomian seborrhea.[1]
- In 1946, a combination of antimicrobial therapy and eyelid hygiene was first used by Phillips Thygeson, M.D.[5][6]
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.
- ↑ LYDSTON, JAMES A. "CONJUNCTIVITIS MEIBOMIANÆ." Journal of the American Medical Association 23.6 (1894): 241-242.
- ↑ Elschnig, A. "Beitrag zur Aethiologie und Therapie der cronischen Konjunctivitis [Contribution to the ethiology and therapy of chronic conjunctivitis]." Deuts Med Wochenschr 26 (1908): 1133-1135.
- ↑ Cowper, H. W. "Meibomian seborrhea." American Journal of Ophthalmology 5.1 (1922): 25-30.
- ↑ 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.