Overview
Blepharitis is an inflammation of the lash follicles at the eyelid margins due to excess growth in lash follicles of bacteria normally present on the skin.
Review Date 8/18/2020
Updated by: Franklin W. Lusby, MD, ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.