eye disorders

• Dry Eye Syndrome

  • Itchy, tired, burning sensations in the eyes
  • Usually bilateral (affects both eyes)
  • String like mucus in the eye
  • Sensitivity to light/ Eye redness
  • Feeling of something in the eye
  • Difficulty wearing contact lenses/ Night time driving difficulty
• Blepharitis

  • Itchy, sore, red eye lids
  • Eyelids that stick together when you wake up
  • Eye lashes that become crusty/greasy
  • Photophobia (increased sensitivity to light)
  • Edges of the eyelids become swollen
  • Uncomfortable to wear contact lenses
  • Usually bilateral (affects both eyes), tends to be worse in the morning
• Reasons to refer for Blepharitis


  • Unresponsive to treatment/ Treatment failure
  • Constantly dry eyes
  • Concurrent conjuntivitis
  • Swelling on the inside of the eye lids
  • stye- Infected - pus develops on the outside of the eye lid
  • Photophobia (pain on viewing light),
  • Eye Pain
  • Worsening in vision
• Self Care/Hygiene treatment for Blepharitis

  1. Apply warm compress to closed eye lids 5-10 minutes (helps melt oils built up in the glands behind eyelids)

  2. Gently rub the eye lids vertically/ horizontally to finger/cotton bud to loosen any crusting and push out any built up oils

  3. Don't clean inside the eye lid. Use cotton bud/ cloth with warm water to clean outside eye lids

  4. Twice daily treatment as above, then once daily when symptoms have improved
• Propamidine isetionate - Brolene eye drops & Golden eye drops


  • Treat minor eye conditions including bacterial conjunctivitis & blepharitis
  • Apply four times daily
  • No age restriction and can be stored at room temperature
• counselling points for eye conditions?

  
  

  > Blepharitis cannot be cured but symptoms can be managed

  > Try to avoid wearing eye makeup/ eye liner/ mascara (easily washable is ok)

  >preservatives in eye drops ' BENZALKONIUM chloride' can cause eye irritation in some individuals, give preservative-free if occurs
• treatment for dry eyes

  artificial tears

  > hypermellose

  >carmellose

  >polyvinyl alcohol

  > carbomer gel
• counselling for dry eyes

  preservatives in eye drops 'benzalkonium chloride' can cause eye irritation in some individuals, if affected, preservative-free preparations should be used
• propamidine isetionate - brolene eye drops & golden eye drops (SAME)

  • treatment of minor eye conditions including bacterial conjunctivitis & blepharitis
  • apply FOUR times daily
  • no age restriction and can be stored at room temperature