IPL: Eyelid Inflammation treatment

Skin and Eyelid Inflammation affects millions of people around the world every year. Many patients who received IPL treatments reported that symptoms such as dry, itchy eyes improved and decreased their need for artificial tears.

Eyelid Inflammation and inflammatory ocular conditions

A very large proportion of patients with skin and eyelid inflammation suffer from inflammatory ocular conditions as well.  These conditions includes Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD, Blepharitis, eyelid inflammation and eyelid telangiectasia.

IPL: Intense Pulsed Light

IPL Eyelid inflammation

IPL is used frequently to treat conditions such as Rosacea and other skin inflammatory conditions. Inflammatory skin diseases are characterized by the formation of vascular abnormalities, which release inflammatory agents. When occuring in proximity to the eyes, these mediators propagate via the orbital vasculature to the eyelieds. This situation often results in inflammation of the eyelids and triggering ocular complications.

IPL is an excellent technology for treating vascular skin lesions. IPL is selectively absorbed in the hemoglobin of abnormal blood vessels, and destroys them by thrombosis. A major source of inflammation threatening the eyelids is then removed.

Ocular Rosacea

Although rosacea is predominantly a skin condition, if often leads to eyelid and ocular surface inflammation, which can then trigger meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD, the major cause of dry eye disease. Approximately 50% of people with facial rosacea will develop an ocular rosacea. Eye rosacea can lead to malfunctioning of the meibomian glands and thus induce evaporative eye dryness. Only people with this condition can know how unpleasant it is and what impact this can have on a person’s quality of life.

Check with you dermatologist or ophthalmologist

So if you have dry, itchy, red or burning eyes, it is necessary that you discuss that matter with your doctor since this may be caused by skin and eyelid inflammation. Many solutions are available but make sure that your doctor knows about your ocular discomfort.

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