Dr. Allen shares 7 tips on ocular rosacea treatment! Find out what to ask your doctor!
This video is for you. rosacea can seriously affect the eyelids which can lead to itchiness, it also frequently gets misdiagnosed as dry eye disease. so i dug into the research to hello and welcome this is dr joseph allen here from the dr eye health show if you like learning that subscribe button so you don’t miss
Any of our future videos otherwise let’s dive into the tips. tip number one for ocular rosacea treatment, is that of avoiding your triggers. i know this one sounds too simple but remember that an ounce of prevention is equal to a pound of treatment. but people with all forms of rosacea are known to have certain
Triggers, which can cause flare-ups of their signs and symptoms a list of possible triggers for rosacea include things such as spicy foods uv light exposure dairy products alcohol exercise and emotional stress can also play a role but hot beverages and just heat in general can be a trigger and then of course medications
And even higher doses of vitamin b6 and b12 have been reported for being triggers. now of course everybody may experience different flare-ups and triggers so you may have to experiment around figure out what yours are but let us know in and if you found any way to help you avoid it. that way you can help out somebody
Else who may be facing the same issue. tip number two is to manage any blepharitis. by blepharitis i mean any buildup of microorganisms bad skin oils and inflammation of the eyelids for this daily warm compresses on the eyelids have been historically recommended and also doing daily or weekly eyelid scrubs with
Some sort of a foaming cleanser that has tea tree oil in it. warm compresses can be very good for treating the oil glands of the better oils but however if heat happens to be one of your triggers like we just mentioned then perhaps it could actually be making things worse it definitely depends on a case-by-case
Basis but if you’ve done warm compresses and think it makes things worse definitely talk to your doctor if they think you should keep doing them. and eyelid scrubs with tea tree oil are recommended because tea tree oil has been found to be really good at getting rid of demodex mites. a microscopic dust mite that
Loves to live and burrow into the hair follicles of your eyelashes and has been found to be a major problem for people with rosacea. tip number three is that of omega-3s. now the value of omega-3 supplements in the treatment of both dry eye and ocular surface disease are highly debated in eye care but a randomized double
Mask study from 2013 did show that patients taking 1.5 grams of omega-3 supplements did show significant improvement in their meibomian gland dysfunction after both one month and three months. however do note that the supplement used in this study did also contain other vitamins and minerals. links to this
Study and all references in the video description below. tip number four control the inflammation. inflammation plays a huge role in dry eyes and all forms of ocular surface disease including rosacea and ocular rosacea two great options that are frequently prescribed by eye doctors are that of topical steroids as well
As topical cyclosporine topical steroids and creams are great for flare-ups but cyclosporine also has shown some promise in the research and happens to be safer long term but i think both options are great to talk to your doctor about. tip number five is to ask your doctor about possible oral medications which
May help oral medications such as doxycycline minocycline and azithromycin have all shown promise in the research for treating looking at ocular rosacea. these medications work by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases as well as catholocidin, a polypeptide which has been found to be significant with rosacea. these
Medications can reduce the buildup of bacteria flora on the lipase enzymes which affects the oil quality of the meibomian glands and medications such as doxycycline can inhibit matrix mattaloproteinases thinning which can occur on the eye in really severe cases of rosacea and ocular rosacea. tip number six
For ocular rosacea treatment is to consider an ipl procedure. ipl stands for intense pulsed light and is a procedure where light is pulsed onto the eyelids which causes a coagulation of the irregular blood vessels that grow there which causes a reduction of inflammation and even causes liquefaction of the thickened oils
Of the oil gland and helps those oil glands open up this helps stabilize the tear film and is not only just a great option for ocular rosacea but also as a dry eye treatment as well however an ipl procedure may not be offered at every eye clinic and is also limited by the expense of the procedure but ipl is
An amazing treatment if you want to learn more especially from my personal experience having specifically on ipl i’ll put up here in the youtube card as well as in the description below. and tip number seven is to ask your doctor about using bromonidine eye drops. while bromonidine eye drops have not been specifically
Studied for ocular rosacea at this time, bromonidine gels and ointments have been used as a treatment for regular rosacea and i have many patients who find it very beneficial especially when they’re having a flare-up of the redness of their eyelids however this would be off-label and i think it’s really
Important to ask your doctor if this is something you should be using. also a pro tip is not to use lumify or other over-the-counter get the red out eye drops before seeing your to make your eyes look whiter and it’ll mask the signs and symptoms that your doctor’s gonna be looking for to make a proper diagnosis hey
If you found any of these tips helpful please smash that like button for me and share this video with anybody you think it may help otherwise as always definitely talk to your local eye doctor about getting a proper diagnosis and proper treatment and what they think is gonna be best for you also in the case
Of rosacea i think it’s best to be co-managed not just with an eye doctor but doctor because a lot of the treatments and medications are just things that both providers should be discussing about otherwise again show keep an eye on it we’ll see you soon
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Ocular Rosacea Treatment – 7 Tips to Help get Relief! By Doctor Eye Health
