Let’s get to know about common eye abnormalities in people who love wearing contact lenses: “clogged sebaceous glands in the eyelids”, red eyes that come and go, frequent styes, you need to check!
A very common chronic eyelid sebaceous gland disorder, affecting up to 60% of Asians, is characterized by obstruction of the distal sebaceous duct and/or changes in the quality and quantity of meibum oil, which causes changes in the top layer of the tear lipid film, leading to dry eyes, irritation, inflammation, and various ocular surface diseases.
Normally, the fatty film layer of tears is at the top layer. Its function is to help tears coat the eye surface longer and more stably.
Prevents tears from evaporating too quickly. สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน When the meibum in the eyelids is blocked and cannot come out, tears evaporate too quickly, causing dry eyes. And the blockage for a long time causes the pressure on the sebaceous ducts to increase, causing the meibum-producing glands to gradually die. And the blocked fat inside causes the growth of bacteria, causing chronic inflammation. The more continuous the cycle, the more the blockage and death of the sebaceous glands increase.
Symptoms of blocked eyelid sebaceous glands
- Dry eyes, eye irritation, feeling like there is a foreign object in the eye, eye irritation, eye fatigue, eye discomfort
- Red eyes come and go, red eyelids, red eyelid edges
- Tears bubble like soap bubbles.
- I often get stye.
Causes of clogged sebaceous glands
Eye factors
- Frequent, recurrent or chronic blepharitis
- Wear contact lenses
- Demodex folliculorum infection
- Dry eyes
Physical factors and underlying diseases
- Androgen insufficiency
- Menopause
- Old Age
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- High blood cholesterol levels
- Psoriasis
- Allergy
- Rosacea
- Hypertension
- Prostate enlargement
Drug factors
- Anti-androgen drugs, such as drugs for treating enlarged prostate
- Hormonal medications used to treat menopause, such as estrogen.
- Antihistamines, antidepressants
- Retinoids
There are also environmental factors such as PM 2.5.
Treatment of fat deposits in the eyelids
- Home eyelids hygeine Begin by applying a warm compress to the eyelids for 10-15 minutes at a suitable temperature of approximately 37-40 degrees. Equipment used to apply the compress to the eyes includes warm compress gel, pre-made warm compress sheets for the eyelids, warm compress glasses. It is not recommended to use a cloth soaked in warm water because the temperature is not constant and the temperature level is not appropriate. Wash the eyelids with a special soap and massage the eyelids.
- Use artificial tears, tear stimulating drops, or anti-inflammatory drops as prescribed by your doctor.
- Take medication to help reduce eyelid inflammation.
- Eyelids spa and treatment at the hospital by an ophthalmologist is suitable for those with moderate to severe fat clogging of the eyelids, which will result in faster and better treatment results.
- IPL laser treatment of the eyelids