Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, is a common bacterium that lives in the nose or on the skin of many people without causing health problems. However, MRSA is a type of staph that many antibiotics ...

Blepharitis is a condition that causes inflammation of the eyelid. A person with blepharitis may experience swollen, irritated, and itchy eyelids. A stye is a painful lump that develops on the ...

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s Xdemvy, the first FDA-approved treatment for demodex blepharitis, has shown significant efficacy and rapid revenue growth, with $40.8M revenue in Q2 2024.

Staph's food of choice is sugar, in the form of glucose. However, this energy source is not readily available in the lung, especially after immune cells rush in to fight the infection and gobble ...

Dry eyes and staphylococcal blepharitis developed together in 50% to 75% of people, although it's not clear which one causes the other. It's believed that dry eyes can increase the risk of injuries ...

When there is blepharitis from Demodex — really any form of blepharitis — that can lead to ocular surface issues [such as] pterygium or pinguecula. Risk of blindness. When there’s Demodex blepharitis, ...

Demodex blepharitis causes eyelid inflammation, redness, and occlusion, but patients cannot self-diagnose. Eye care professionals diagnose it readily by looking for pathognomonic cylindrical plugs ...

The most common cause of a stye is a staphylococcal infection. However, styes tend to heal on their own, with little outside treatment ... Blepharitis. Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelids.

I’ve seen punctal stenosis in patients with excessive epiphora or tearing from that punctal stenosis from the inflammation of the ocular surface, and then other things like (staphylococcal) marginal ...

In this podcast episode, Ophthalmology Times' co-chief medical editors Peter J. McDonnell, MD, and Neda Shamie, MD, delve into the clinical nuances of Demodex blepharitis. Through personal anecdotes, ...