ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWVkaWNpbmUubWVkc2NhcGUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvMTIxMTc2My10cmVhdG1lbnQ=processing....Drugs&Diseases>OphthalmologyAdultBlepharitis Treatment&ManagementUpdated:Jan03,2019Author:RScottLowery,MD;ChiefEditor:AndrewADahl,MD,FACS more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsAdultBlepharitisSectionsAdultBlepharitisOverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalCausesComplicationsShowAllDDxWorkupLaboratoryStudiesHistologicFindingsImagingStudiesShowAllTreatmentMedicalCareSurgicalCareConsultationsDietPreventionLong-TermMonitoringShowAllMedicationMedicationSummaryTopicalantibioticointmentsTopicalantibiotic/corticosteroidsuspension/ointmentOralantibioticsAnthelminthicsDermatology,HerbalsShowAllQuestions&AnswersReferencesTreatmentMedicalCareAsystematicandlong-termcommitmenttoaprogramofeyelidmarginhygieneisthebasisoftreatmentofblepharitis.Cliniciansmustensurethatpatientsrecognizethatthemanagementofblepharitisisnotacurebutaprocessthatmustbecarriedoutforprolongedperiodsoftime.Thisunderstandinghelpsreduce"doctorshopping,"aceremonyinwhichapatientgoesfromphysiciantophysician,seekingsomepanaceaforthisfrustratingcondition.[5]Manyappropriatesystemsofeyelidhygieneexist,andallincludevariationsof3essentialsteps,asfollows:First,applicationofheattowarmtheeyelidglandsecretions,tobringtheturbidlipidglandularmaterialtoitsmeltingpointandresultantliquification,andtopromoteevacuationandcleansi