CT Corneal Specialist on Eyelid Inflammation

Fairfield County Connecticut Corneal Specialist Leslie Doctor, M.D. commented on eyelid inflammation and infection such as blepharitis. “Blepharitis is a pretty common and often chronic eye condition where the eyelids become inflamed and swollen, typically with oily particles and bacteria coating the eyelid margin near the base of the eyelashes. Unfortunately this causes irritation, itchiness, redness, and stinging or burning of the eyes,” explained Dr. Leslie Doctor of Doctor & Associates with offices in Norwalk, Westport and Wilton, CT. “We don’t completely understand all of the causes but in general it seems to be associated with a bacterial eye infection, symptoms of dry eyes or certain types of skin conditions such as acne rosacea,” she further explained. “For the vast majority of patients, blepharitis is often a chronic, or ongoing, condition, but it can be controlled with one of more types of treatment that may include warm compresses, eyelid scrubs, antibiotic ointment, nutritional therapy and good overall eyebrow, scalp and hair hygiene.”

If you or someone you know suffers from eyelid inflammation, infection and blepharitis please feel free to call Doctor & Associates at 203-227-4113, visit Doctor & Associates in Fairfield County or facebook.com/doctorandassociates to schedule an appointment so that we can help.

Doctor & Associates is a leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice providing eye examinations for adults and children, cataract surgery and intraocular lens implants (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK, diagnosis and treatment of cornea disease including cornea transplants, diagnosis and management of diseases of the retina including diabetes and age related macular degeneration and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma as well as contact lenses, eyeglasses and optical services. For those patients in need of eye surgery, as a founding member of the Wilton Surgery Center, Doctor & Associates eye surgeons are able to provide eye surgery in a convenient, close to home and cost effective ambulatory surgery center. Whatever your eye care, eye health or vision correction needs might be-Doctor & Associates can serve as a Connecticut ophthalmic consultant and will be conveniently located for patients from Fairfield County and southern Connecticut including Danbury, Stamford, Greenwich, Westport, Weston, Wilton, New Canaan, Norwalk, Fairfield, Bridgeport, Cannondale, Aspetuck, Redding, Trumbull, Shelton, Monroe, Darien, Glenbrook and Ridgefield Connecticut.