How to prevent Blepharitis
There is almost overlap between how to prevent blepharitis and blepharitis treatment.
By doing these steps, you can prevent yourself from the annoying blepharitis symptoms and also these steps can be part of the treatment itself.
1- Keep your hand and face clean.
2- Avoid rubbing your eyes with dirty hands.
3- Always remove your eye makeup before bedtime with clean, warm and sterile water.
4- Always wash your face and eyelid with warm water.
5- Massage your eyelid while washing your face.
6- If you like to join sauna always massage your face and eyelid. This can help to release any blockage of meibomian gland.
7- Poor nutrition is a risk factor for meibomian gland dysfunction so balanced diet is required. Try to know which foods are used as anti-inflammatory diet, which can help you not only in blepharitis control but also in preventing many diseases such as tumors.
8- Avoid the exposure to smoke and air pollutants because they can trigger it and also can black the orifices of Meibomian Glands.
9- Another way in prevention is to obtain treatment for your skin conditions such as rosacea and seborrhea, because both of them are common causes of blepharitis.
