Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Symptoms of Ocular Rosacea

Basic Signs of Ocular Rosacea can include one or more of the following:
~Burning sensations
~Itching of the eye surface
~Redness, crusting, and inflammation of the eyelids. In some cases, crust may form overnight and 'glue' the eyelids together
~Inflammatory bump on the eyelid
~Inflammation of an eyelash follicle
~Excess discharge from the sebaceous glands of the eyelids
~Loss of eyelashes
~Severe damage to the cornea with blindness
~Bloodshot eyes~Hyper-sensitivity of the eye surface
~Foreign body sensations
~Excess tearing
~Eye sensitivity to wind, cold, smoke, indoor heating