Meibomitis

Description:

Meibomitis - the inflammation of meibomian glands of a cartilage a century caused by penetration and development into them of coccal flora. Happens acute and chronic.

Meibomitis symptoms:

The disease is shown by reddening and roughness of the rear edge of a century. Openings of meibomian glands are covered with a secret. Contents of meibomian glands can be muddy and semisolid, reminding toothpaste.

Often patients notice foam on edge of a lower eyelid. Meibomian foam arises from the fact that excess of fat in a tear is shaken up in foam at the blink movements a century. Tubules of meibomian glands in a cartilage are bent and рубцово are changed. Often excess of a fatty secret causes meibomian conjunctivitis or a syndrome of a hot eye.

The chronic meibomitis usually is followed by recurrent chalazions. The acute meibomitis is considered as internal barley.

Meibomitis reasons:

The meibomitis is caused by dysfunction of meibomian glands, is followed by excessive secretion and is more often observed at patients with an acne of a rozatse, seborrheal dermatitis, a dry keratoconjunctivitis, chronic irritation of eyes, for example contact lenses, smoke, a smog.

Treatment of the Meibomitis:

Carry out hygiene a century with solution of children's shampoo for removal of crusts and scales (cleaning to carry out at least 2 - 3 times a day). Apply the oculentums containing antibiotics.

For the night grease eyelids of 1% with mercury ointment on a vaseline basis. At dry forms of seborrhea it is recommended to wash the head, area of a forehead and a nose bridge with anti-seborrheal shampoo 2-3 times a week.

At excess meibomian fat or a condensation of a secret of meibomian glands inside appoint tetracycline on 0,25 g 4 times a day or doxycycline on 0,1 g 2 times a day within two weeks, then any of them - once a day.

Are useful also to an expression of meibomian glands.