SkiptocontentCOVID-19GetthelatestpublichealthinformationfromCDCGetthelatestresearchinformationfromNIH|EspañolClosethisnoticeLearnAboutEyeHealthHealthyVisionEyeConditionsandDiseasesNEIforKidsEnespañolResourcesforHealthEducatorsGrantsandTrainingGuidelinesforDataMonitoringandOversightofComplexEpidemiologicalStudiesHowtoApplyFundingOpportunitiesTrainingatNEIFundingforTrainingandCareerDevelopmentPoliciesandProceduresResourcesforResearchersContactGrantsandFundingStaffResearchatNEIClinicalTrialsResearchLabsandBranchesJobsandTrainingOpportunitiesatNEIAboutNEIEndingStructuralRacismatNIHStrategicPlanningNewsandEventsGoalsandAccomplishmentsNEIHistoryNEILeadershipBudgetandCongressAdvisoryCommitteesDonatetoNEIHomeLearnAboutEyeHealthEyeConditionsandDiseasesBlepharitisPrintthisPageBlepharitisOnthispage:SymptomsRiskCausesTypesDiagnosisComplicationsTreatmentWhatisblepharitis?Blepharitisisacommoneyeconditionthatmakesyoureyelidsred,swollen,irritated,anditchy.Itcancausecrustydandruff-likeflakesonyoureyelashes. Blepharitiscanbeuncomfortable.Butitisn’tcontagious,anditusuallydoesn’tcauseanylastingdamagetoyoureyes.Themaintreatmentforblepharitisisregularlycleaningyoureyelidsandkeepingthemfreeofcrusts.Blepharitisusuallydoesn’tgoawaycompletely,butyoucantakestepstomanageyoursymptoms.Talktoyoureyedoctoraboutwhat’scausingyourblepharitisandthebestwaystomanageit.Whatarethesymptomsofblepharitis?Commonsymptomsofblepharitisare:Feelinglikethere’ssomethinginyoureyeBurningorstingingeyesWateryeyesItchyeyesSensitivitytolightRedandswolleneyesoreyelidsTearsthatarefoamyorhavesmallbubblesinthemDryeyesCrustyeyelidsoreyelasheswhenyouwakeupBlepharitiscanalsocausemoreseriousproblemslike:BlurryvisionEyelashesthatfalloutEyelashesthatgrowinthewrongdirectionSwellingofotherpartsoftheeye,likethecorneaAmIatriskforblepharitis?You’reathigherriskforblepharitisifyouhave:Dandruff—flakypatchesofskinonyourscalporfaceRosacea—askinconditionthatcausesrednessandbumps,usuallyonyourfaceOilyskinAllergiesthataffectyoureyelashesWhatcau