Blepharitis epidemiology and demographics
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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. Up to 20,000 per 100,000 adults over the age of 45 report some discomfort from blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).[1]
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. In a survey ophthalmologists and optometrists report that blepharitis is commonly seen in clinical practice in 37% and 47% of their patients, respectively