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.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Blepharitis is one of the most common ocular disorders encountered in clinical practice.[1]
Age
- Blepharitis can affect all age groups.
- The incidence of chronic blepharitis increase with age. It commonly affects individuals older than 50 years of age.
- Staphylococcal blepharitis commonly affects younger population; the median age at diagnosis is 42 years.[2]
Gender
- Females are more commonly affected with staphylococcal blepharitis than males.[3]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to the blepharitis.
Developed Countries
- In the United States, blepharitis affects more than 25 million people. The incidence of blepharitis was estimated to range from 37,000 to 47,000 per 100,000 patients in clinical practice.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macsai MS (2008). "The role of omega-3 dietary supplementation in blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction (an AOS thesis)". Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 106: 336–56. PMC 2646454. PMID 19277245.
- ↑ Dougherty JM, McCulley JP (1984). "Comparative bacteriology of chronic blepharitis". Br J Ophthalmol. 68 (8): 524–8. PMC 1040405. PMID 6743618.
- ↑ American Academy of Ophthalmology/ eyewiki (2016) http://eyewiki.aao.org/EyeWiki%3AGeneral_disclaimer%7C Accessed on July 14, 2016
- ↑ 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.