Case study: Blepharitis and seborrhoeic dermatitis

A male elderly patient, aged 79 years, attended the eye clinic with the complaint of constant accumulation of mucus-like discharge at the canthus, particularly of the left eye. He wore a minor, myopic, astigmatic, presbyopic spectacle correction in the form of progressive power lenses. His best corrected acuity in each eye was 6/6 and N6.

Fundus examination did not reveal any abnormality in either eye. However, it was found that he suffers from chronic blepharitis (figure 1). Also, there was a significant finding of facial dermatitis (figure 2). History-taking revealed the patient had been suffering from dandruff for around six months.