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JEANETTE, real demodex blepharitis patient

Once you see it, you can't unsee it

Just ask your patients to look down

The mites may be too small to see, but the collarettes are not. All you need is a slit lamp to check for collarettes on the upper lid margin to easily diagnose Demodex blepharitis (DB).1

Patient looking straight ahead with lid lift; no collarettes are visible

Patient looking straight ahead with lid lift; no collarettes are visible

Same patient looking down; collarettes are visible

Patient looking down; collarettes are visible

Images courtesy of Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Slit lamp evaluation, 10x magnification

Patient looking straight ahead with lid lift; no collarettes are visible

Patient looking straight ahead with lid lift; no collarettes are visible

Same patient looking down; collarettes are visible

Patient looking down; collarettes are visible

Images courtesy of Paul Karpecki, OD

Slit lamp evaluation, 10x magnification

Patient looking straight ahead with lid lift; no collarettes are visible

Patient looking straight ahead with lid lift; no collarettes are visible

Same patient looking down; collarettes are visible

Same patient looking down; collarettes are visible

Images courtesy of Marc Bloomenstein, OD

Slit lamp evaluation, 10x magnification

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See real-world photos of collarettes and lid redness from eye care professionals

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JACLYN GARLICH, OD
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Vin Dang, OD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Cory J Lappin, OD
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Alice Epitropoulos, MD
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Cecelia Koetting, OD
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Justin Schweitzer, OD
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Cory J Lappin, OD
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Marc Bloomenstein, OD
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Cory J Lappin, OD
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Cory J Lappin, OD
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Ben Gaddie, OD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Erick Henderson, OD
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Erick Henderson, OD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Alice Epitropoulos, MD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Elizabeth Yeu, MD
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Vin Dang, OD
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Paul Karpecki, OD
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Neda Shamie, MD
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Caroline Watson, MD
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Alice Epitropoulos, MD
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Alice Epitropoulos, MD
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Alice Epitropoulos, MD
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Erick Henderson, OD
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Alice Epitropoulos, MD
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Icon of a Demodex mite

Demodex mites are associated with 69% of blepharitis cases1

Icon of a person

~58% of eye care patients in the US may have Demodex blepharitis1

Lid margin redness is an objective sign of Demodex blepharitis2

Chances are, DB has already been in your chair

Collarettes can be frequently found in your patients1

57%
Meibomian Gland Disease patients
 with Demodex blepharitis
60%
Dry eye Rx patients with Demodex blepharitis
56%
Cataract patients with Demodex blepharitis
51%
Contact lens patients with Demodex blepharitis
57%
Meibomian Gland Disease patients
 with Demodex blepharitis
60%
Dry eye Rx patients with Demodex blepharitis
56%
Cataract patients with Demodex blepharitis
51%
Contact lens patients with Demodex blepharitis

*Study design: A retrospective chart review conducted by 7 investigators at 6 eye care clinics in the US of 1032 patients who underwent a slit lamp examination, regardless of chief complaint. Patients were reviewed for DB, which was confirmed by the presence of collarettes.

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Reference

1. Trattler W, Karpecki P, Rapoport Y, et al. The prevalence of Demodex blepharitis in US eye care clinic patients as determined by collarettes: a pathognomonic sign. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022;16:1153-1164. 2. Fromstein SR, Harthan JS, Patel J, Opitz DL. Demodex blepharitis: clinical perspectives. Clin Optom (Auckl). 2018;10:57-63.