C54785: Lifting the lid on dry eye practice part 3: putting the squeeze on lid margin disease

As you hunker down to read this sitting in your test room between appointments, sitting in the break room at lunch or sitting at home after your clinic has ended, your first thought upon scanning the title of this article (perhaps after scoffing at the cacophony of eye puns) is likely ‘not another blepharitis article!’ I do not blame you and I would have to agree with you. Over the last few years there has been a deluge of blepharitis-based literature thrown in our direction. Whether it is journal articles, lectures at our plethora of industry conferences or marketing materials for the ever-expanding range of blepharitis wipes, lotions and potions that appear on the market on a seemingly weekly basis, there has been an undoubted surge in blepharitis communications. However, I am also confident that earlier in the day you will have encountered at least a handful of patients suffering from some form of dry eye or lid margin disease.