BLEPHAROCONJUNCTIVITIS

Course overview

BLEPHAROCONJUNCTIVITIS IS AN OCULAR CONDITION INVOLVING THE INFLAMMATION OF THE EYELID AND CONJUNCTIVA. IT IS A COMMON CHRONIC CONDITION THAT CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT DETERIORATION IN VISION IF POORLY MANAGED. TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISEASE, IT MUST BE RECOGNIZED EARLY, AND THE PATIENT COUNSELED ON LID HYGIENE MEASURES AND RED FLAGS TO BE AWARE OF. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THE CONDITION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.