Epidemic of blepharitis in UK

One in four Brits were not aware that blepharitis is an eye condition, a survey conducted for Bausch + Lomb among 1,000 adults has found.

Caused by insomnia, sugary diets, air conditioning and long hours at computer screens, the eye condition was estimated to affect one in six people in the UK.

Yet 41% of Brits taking part in the survey had no idea what caused blepharitis and a similar number had no idea how to manage it.

Member of WINK advisory eye care panel Francesca Marchetti said: ‘Given how many people are affected by blepharitis and the implications for vision if it is not managed effectively, these findings are extremely worrying.’