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[Demodex-related marginal blepharitis in Japan]

Tetsuya Kawakita1, Motoko Kawashima, Osama Ibrahim

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kawakita@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp

Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi
|January 29, 2011
PubMed
Summary

Demodex mites were found in 80% of Japanese patients with severe blepharitis and cylindrical dandruff. Eyelid margin cleaning effectively reduced Demodex populations and improved symptoms.

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