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Rosacea вЂ“ a skin disorder that typically affects the cheeks and nose.This typically results in dandruff and sometimes a rash on the cheeks and forehead.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis вЂ“ a common scaly skin disorder.

What causes blepharitis?Д«lepharitis is more common in people with certain skin conditions: Watery eyes due to the reflex production of excess tears is common. These changes cause the eyes to be sore and irritable, with a gritty foreign body feeling and with an aversion to lights (photophobia). In the mornings the eyelids tend to stick together, sometimes with a yellow discharge. The eyes themselves are often red and sore. The edges (rims) of the eyelids become red and the eyelashes tend to stick together with visible tiny crusts.

Corneal ulcer (marginal ulcer or marginal keratitis).

Inturning of the eyelid margins (entropion) resulting in painful rubbing of the eyelashes against the cornea.

Cyst formation in the eyelid (chalazion or meibomian cyst вЂ“ see photograph below).

Red inflamed eyelid margins (see photograph below).

Tearing of the eyes due to an overproduction and overflow of tears as a reflex reaction to eye irritation.

Tear film instability which in turns results in irritation, a foreign body sensation, burning, itching and redness of the eyes (dry eye symptoms).

These glands are important in helping to prevent the film of tears which covers the very sensitive cornea (the clear window of the eye) from evaporating too rapidly in between blinks, as they produce the mucus layer of the tear film.

The ducts of special glands, called meibomian glands, which are located in the eyelids just behind the eyelashes, become blocked. Bacteria, which normally exist on our skin, are drawn to crusts around the base of the eyelashes and produce chemical substances which irritate the eyes resulting in itching, irritation and burning of the eyes. Blepharitis is a very common inflammatory disorder of the edge of the eyelids where the eyelashes are located.

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