Creepy Crawly Creatures… On Your Eyelashes? | Demodex Mites!

Creepy crawly creatures… on your eyelashes? You might have Demodex mites! These creatures are responsible for eyelid and eye inflammation and may be responsible for itchy, burning, stinging, and painful eyes that do not improve with conventional dry eye treatment. Learn more about these creatures and what you and your eye doctor can do to fight them.

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00:00 Introduction
00:18 What is Demodex?
00:50 Treatment

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For more treatments to get rid of demodex, there’s also Blephex and IPL!!

[lizarosa]

Extreme androgens thick sebum can have serious problems with demodex infections oily sebbecous glands..

[clair]

Should I be trying to rid my lashes of these mites prior to my cataract surgery? If so could you recommend a product please.

[mizzmention]

Hi Dr l can't see any signs of anything on or in my eyes but recently feeling like l have "things" in my eyes, soft squiggly, blurred vision. Dry eye drops make no difference. Could i have dermodex or some other type of mites actually in my eyes? Whatever I'm feeling it/they feel alive?