Xiao Shi is young and handsome, and is a long-distance bus driver in Hangzhou. These days, his right eye felt very uncomfortable. After rubbing, he felt a foreign body and his secretions became more. Last weekend, Xiao Shi came to Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Qianjiang Evening News·Hours News Reporter Yang Qian Correspondent Xu Youjia

Xiao Shi is young and handsome, and is a long-distance bus driver in Hangzhou.

These days, his right eye felt very uncomfortable. After rubbing, he felt a foreign body and his secretions became more.

Last weekend, Xiao Shi came to Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Ophthalmologist Liu Zibin turned on the slit lamp for examination and found that there were a large number of yellow lipid-like secretions on the skin of the eyelid margin, and there were also many abnormal secretions at the root of the eyelashes. The eyelashes were prone to fall off and conjunctiva were not obvious.

Doctor Liu understood eighty or ninety percent, and 80% of it was caused by anterior blepharitis caused by demodex mites.

He explained to Xiao Shi that this is not ordinary conjunctivitis, but a large number of demodex mites at the root of eyelashes. These mites phagocytize hair follicle epithelial cells, causing hair follicle expansion and hair loss, and can also serve as carriers of other microorganisms to cause hair follicle infection and cause blepharitis.

"My eyes have bugs? You can't read it wrong, right?" Xiao Shi was a little suspicious.

Doctor Liu immediately took 6 of his eyelashes, put them on the slide, and then took out the microscope.

Dr. Liu magnified the sample 40 times and then took an image for observation. The first and second roots were not found, but 6 chubby demodex mites were found on the third eyelash, and they were still "wiggling".

"It should be noted that demodex infection is contagious. If someone in the family has close contact with patients with blepharitis, a demodex examination should also be carried out. People with signs of blepharitis should be treated in a timely manner. In daily life, towels should be used for fine high-temperature disinfection and other items, and wash and change the bed sheets, pillows, quilts and bedding frequently." Dr. Liu suggested that Xiao Shi take his family to do the examination.

Doctor Liu said that if young children experience multiple meibomian gland cysts and sty, it is necessary to rule out the mites of the mites. If middle-aged and young people experience recurrent conjunctivitis, often experience eyelash loss and tingling pain, and have a lot of eyelid edge secretions, they should consider the serious mites infection; if the elderly have blepharitis and have a lot of secretions, they should also consider the possibility of mites infection.

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What should I do if my eyes are found to be infected by demodex?

Whenever people are detected, they will feel confused or nervous. When they think of wet and soft worms squirming, they feel like they are about to collapse.

In fact, doctors suggest that there is no need to talk about "mites". In fact, many normal people have more or less demodex mites in their homes. Generally speaking, they can live in harmony with us and will not cause discomfort. For some patients with mild symptoms, just pay attention to cleaning the eyelids and eyelash roots, and the symptoms can be relieved without special medication. If the number of demodex mites is large, or the eyes are itchy and the symptoms of eye discomfort are serious, anti-mites are required.

How to prevent demodex mites in daily life?

Demodex mites are sensitive to temperature changes. When the temperature is below 0℃ or above 37℃, it is not conducive to its survival. When it is 54℃, it can die, and 58℃ is the effective mite-killing temperature.

Therefore, the towels and other items you use are disinfected at high temperature. The pillow towels and bedding should be washed frequently and replaced with . For example, bamboo mats in summer should be often exposed to sunlight.

Avoid contact with patients infected with demodex, do not share towels with others, etc.

During the treatment process, the underwear should be heated to eliminate mites, and the temperature should be around 60℃ for 5 minutes.

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