When to seek medical advice?
In case you have blepharitis and you do not know if you should have medical advice or not, these criteria might help you:
1- When there is no improvement of your condition with conservative use of warm compresses and lid hygiene.
2- Worsening of the condition. Sometimes sebaceous carcinoma can be presented with symptoms of blepharitis. Your doctor will be able to differentiate between both.
3- Eye pain
4- Eye discharge
5- Red eye
6- Change in vision either suddenly or gradually. Sudden loss of vision needs immediate medical care. Dramatic change of vision is rarely due to Blepharitis.
7- A sore that appears on the eyelid which is either persist or increase in size. It should be evaluated by your doctor to determine its nature
From medical advice to blepharitis main page
Blepharitis classification
Blepharitis diagnosis
Blepharitis symptoms
Blepharitis treatments
Blepharitis complications
Blepharitis prevention

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