title: Medical management of blepharitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Blepharitis is one of the most common ocular pathologies encountered in the clinical setting. Despite its prevalence, successful treatment is often difficult. The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the medical management of blepharitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The available treatment options for blepharitis have expanded rapidly in recent years. Eyelid hygiene remains the foundation of most treatment regimens, but the addition of topical and oral antibiotics, steroids, and calcineurin inhibitors is showing promising results. Dietary considerations and interventional procedures may also play a role in the future of blepharitis management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although a curative therapy for blepharitis is unlikely in the near future, several novel treatment options may result in better control of this chronic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Bennie H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Jeng
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005143:Eyelids / Q000502:physiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D065095:Calcineurin Inhibitors; D005938:Glucocorticoids