A lot of people had suffered from eyes itch, but most of them think it’s dust goes into eyes and they rub to get better. It’s not as simple as that. Most of the time, you may have mites in your eyes.
Yes, mites wiggle can also cause itchy eyes, mites crawl at the base of your eyelashes, oh how terrible! Where do mites on the eyes come from? -It could be everywhere. Every day in bed, the closest thing to you is not your lover, but…Mites.
The bed we sleep in adds about two to three million mites a week. Mites feed on the dander that falls from the body, so the closer the things are to the body, the more likely they are to gather mites. In the bedroom, many dander and hair are scattered in places such as pillows, sheets and quilt covers, making it a “playground” for mites. Others like to have a stuffed toy or throw pillow on their bed, which is also a favorite place for mites to set up camp. Mattresses, curtains, air conditioning filter element, carpet and other items not often clean also mites “paradise”.
There are more than 40 species of mites, among which demodex is related to the eyes.
What is demodex? Demodex is a small, permanent parasitic mite that lives mainly in hair follicles and sebaceous glands (such as meibomian glands). Demodex is most likely to be found in the eyelashes and skin of people, especially the elderly, and in almost everyone over the age of 70.
There are two main types of demodex: follicular demodex and sebum demodex. Demodrite mites like to hide in the root of eyelashes, and infected patients often have symptoms such as losing eyelashes and scaling eyelashes. The meibomian gland is the main body of sebum demodex, and the meibomian gland dysfunction is the main symptom of the eye.
What harm does demodex infection have to the eye? Demodex infection is one of the common causes of ocular surface diseases such as blepharitis, conjunctivitis, trichiasis and dry eye.
Ordinary people’s eyes will have a small amount of mites, generally don’t have to worry too much about, but once the parasitic mites are numerous, can appear when the body’s immune dysfunction dry eye envy, eye secretions increase, eyelashes fall off and so on, if left untreated or misdiagnosed, unchecked can seriously affect vision and even lead to blindness!
Demodex will gobble up the epithelial cells of the hair follicle and cause hair follicle dilatation and hair shedding. Patients will have trichiasis, irregular eyelashes, and red and itchy eye edges, which will lead to allergic conjunctivitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, and blepharoconjunctivitis. In serious cases, it will even lead to corneal inflammation, causing serious visual damage. In addition, demodex can also phagocytose lipids, causing dry eyes.
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