Most often, this eye disease affects children. Usually they are immediately affected by both centuries - the upper and lower. There are two main types of such a disease - ulcerative (ulcerous) and non-ulcerous blepharitis.
The causes of ulcerative blepharitis lie in the infection in the ciliary follicles or glands glands. Non-ulcer forms are most commonly encountered due to seborrheic dermatitis or an allergic reaction that affects the scalp, eyebrows or ears.
Lice can also cause a non-ulcer type of this disease, as well as an allergy to cosmetics.
The main symptoms of blepharitis are:
1) swelling and swelling of the eyelids;
2) itching, burning, redness of the eyes;
3) irritation under the lower eyelid (similar to the accumulation of sand or dirt under it);
4) dropping eyelashes.
During the illness, the eyes may be unnecessarily sensitive to the ingress of bright light on them, they water and hurt. With ulcerous blepharitis, they become hard, harden, become covered with a dry crust, after removal of which the skin bleeds and becomes inflamed.
Non-ulcer form is distinguished by the fact that the edges of the eyelids are covered with a fat "husk", scales, which, however, it is easy to remove from the surface of the skin. With such a problem, a neat cleansing of the eyelid and the skin around it can help. It is very important to begin treatment as soon as possible.
If the cause of blepharitis is an infection, then the treatment should be done with the use of antibiotics. If it appeared as a result of an allergic reaction (eye make-up, ambrosia), then the most important thing is to eliminate the irritant, ie, to wash the eyelids with clean water and soap, stop affecting the skin with ambrosia.
If the skin has already begun to peel off on the head, near the eyes, eyebrows, then the doctor can advise the use of a special cream for rubbing or shampoo for hygienic procedures. If the baby's eye bleeds due to lice, the doctor will prescribe a set of drugs to fight them (for example, the use of a special baby shampoo from lice).
Either way, regardless of the medications you have prescribed, you should cleanse yourself and the irritated skin areas on time yourself with the help of children's shampoos with the effect of "no tears." You can dissolve a small amount of this shampoo in water and use a cotton swab to gently wipe the eyelids of the child's eyes.
Any kind of blepharitis can cause a relapse, especially if the child constantly rotates in conditions that once caused it. Fortunately, with the non-ulcerative form of blepharitis, nothing threatens the eyes. But its ulcer form, if it repeats often and does not last long, can lead to the appearance of scars on the eyelids, cause the loss of eyelashes and even the corneal ulcer.
That is why it is so important, after discovering the first unpleasant symptoms on the eyes or eyelids, immediately consult a doctor for timely diagnosis and treatment. Blepharitis in a child can be very tricky, so you should never practice self-medication! !! !!