The Prevalence of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis in Cylindrical Dandruff Patients [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Purpose. To compare the prevalence of and factors associated with Demodex brevis and Demodex folliculorum in patients with cylindrical dandruff (CD group) and healthy controls. Methods.
Jing Zhong +6 more
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Demodex Species and Culturable Microorganism Co-Infestations in Patients with Blepharitis [PDF]
Life, 2023 We aimed to determine the prevalence of Demodex spp. and bacterial infection in patients with blepharitis and also to investigate the relationship between culturable microorganisms and Demodex spp. in this study.
Joanna Pyzia +6 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of filamentary keratitis in a patient with Demodex infestation––an overlooked risk factor: a case report [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2023 Background Filamentary keratitis is an ocular condition that is tricky to handle for the difficulty to find the underlying cause. Here we report a case of filamentary keratitis associated with Demodex infestation which highlights the importance of ...
Jin Chen +3 more
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Successful management of chronic Blepharo-rosacea associated demodex by lid scrub with terpinen-4-ol [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2021 Purpose: To report a successful treatment of chronic rosacea associated ocular demodicosis with lid scrub containing terpinen-4-ol (T4O). Observations: A 72-year old woman presented with recurrent and refractory ocular erythema, irritation, dryness, and ...
Han Y. Yin +3 more
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Demodex and the eye – A review [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyDemodex blepharitis (DB) has become one of the common differential diagnoses in patients presenting with red eyes in daily clinics. In this review article, we have incorporated a detailed discussion about the mite and the various mechanisms by which it ...
Sumana Chatterjee +3 more
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Clinical characteristics and preliminary retrospective evidence of adjunctive efficacy of intense pulsed light therapy for Demodex-associated blepharokeratoconjunctivitis: a single-center study [PDF]
Annals of MedicineObjective To characterize clinical features of Demodex blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) and evaluate the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) adjunctive therapy.Methods Retrospective cohort study of 45 microbiologically confirmed Demodex-BKC patients.
Shuo Yang +5 more
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Clinical spectrum in microbiologically proven Demodex blepharokeratoconjunctivitis: An observational study [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyPurpose: To study the demographic, clinical, and microbiological profile of Demodex-related blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) at a tertiary eye care hospital.
Sikha Misra +2 more
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Demodex infestation and cylindrical dandruff
Acta Ophthalmologica, 2010 Abstract Purpose Cylindrical dandruff (CD) is usually bilateral and can be poor responsive to treatment. Demodex mites (DM) mites have been described to be associated with this condition. Methods We present a series of cases of eyelid irritation and erythema associated with CD in which confirmation of infestation with DM was attempted through direct ...
RE BONSHEK, LD IRION, S ATAULLAH, K SAHA
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Potential Role and Significance of Ocular Demodicosis in Patients with Concomitant Refractory Herpetic Keratitis [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020 Kuo-Hsuan Hung,1– 3 Yu-Hsiang Lan,2,4 Jui-Yen Lin,1,2 Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang,1,2 Hsin-Yuan Tan,1,2 Hung-Chi Chen,1,2 Ching-Hsi Hsiao,1,2 Lung-Kun Yeh1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan; 2Chang ...
Hung KH +7 more
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Demodex blepharokeratoconjunctivitis affecting young patients: A case series
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Purpose: To report clinical characteristics of Demodex blepharokeratoconjunctivitis affecting young patients. Methods: This is a retrospective review of 14 patients with the history of chronic red eyes with corneal involvement.
Nikunj Vinodbhai Patel +3 more
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