Clinical Efficacy of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Lid Scrub on Demodex Blepharitis
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 493-497, 2014.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-74894
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the treatment efficacy of polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) lid scrub on Demodex blepharitis.METHODS:
Thirty-one patients diagnosed with Demodex blepharitis were evaluated every 2 weeks during 8 weeks of lid scrub treatment with 0.4% PHMB. Patients underwent epilation of 4 eyelashes in each eye, and the number of Demodex lesions was counted. The patients answered questionnaires regarding ocular surface discomfort and underwent ophthalmologic exams including slit lamp and tear breakup time (TBUT). Compliance was recorded as 1 of 3 stages (good, moderate, poor).RESULTS:
One patient was excluded for poor compliance. After PHMB lid scrub for 8 weeks, Demodex count was reduced in 28 of 30 patients (pre-PHMB 7.9 +/- 3.6 counts, post-PHMB 2.2 +/- 2.4 counts, p < 0.01). In addition, TBUT showed a statistically significant increase after PHMB lid scrub (pre-PHMB 2.7 +/- 0.8 seconds, post-PHMB 3.4 +/- 0.9 seconds, p < 0.01). Ocular surface disease index (OSDI) score was reduced in 28 of 30 patients (pre-PHMB 22.0 +/- 10.7 points, post-PHMB 7.4 +/- 6.0 points, p < 0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
Eight weeks of treatment with polyhexamethylene biguanide lid scrub on Demodex blepharitis had good treatment efficacy for reducing Demodex counts and OSDI scores and increasing TBUT.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tears
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Blepharitis
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Treatment Outcome
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Compliance
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Eyelashes
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Hair Removal
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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