Best Treatments for Eyelid Crusting, Blepharitis, Demodex: Latest Demodex Blepharitis Treatment

Many patients have a chronic complaint of eyelid crusting, eyelid redness, discharge, irritation, itchy.

Often these symptoms are due to Demadex mites on the eyelids and eyelashes that can cause this localized inflammation/dermatitis, which is inflammation of the skin. 

For those that have this frustrating condition, searching for a remedy that relieves symptoms can drive one almost crazy. 

The best treatments to date depend on one’s skin sensitivities. They include from least expensive to most:

1. Low inflammation diet (free of gluten, sugar, dairy, pesticides)

2. Avoid detergents, chemicals other than below if skin can tolerate:

3. Diluted Tea Tree Oil or wipes with dilated TTO (ie Optase Wipes or Cliradex)

4. Hypochlorous acid (ie Avenova)

5. Ointments at bedtime to suffocate mites:

Coconut oil

Manuka Honey

Mineral oil 

Erythromycin ointment 

Steroid-antibodies ointment but long term steroid increase risk of cataract & glaucoma.

Wipe these off completely in morning.

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