Eyelids are movable folds of skin that protect our eyes from dryness, dust, bright light and other negative factors of the surrounding world.
The top of the eyelids is covered with thin and delicate skin, penetrated by a large number of blood vessels.
Beneath the skin is muscle tissue that allows you to easily open and close your eyes.
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Diseases of the skin around the eyes and eyelids. Diagnosis and treatment
2 Diseases of the skin around the eyes and eyelids. Diagnosis and treatment
3 Diseases of the skin around the eyes and eyelids. Diagnosis and treatment
At the back of the eyelid are the meibomian glands, which produce a liquid secretion to keep our eyes moist and improve the contact between the eyelids and the ocular surface.
The mucous membrane of the eye is lined by the conjunctiva with lacrimal glands, which contributes to additional hydration of the eyeball and protection against infections.
Inflammation of each of the organs that make up the eyelid causes the development of a number of characteristic diseases.
Why does swelling of the eyelid occur?
The skin's ability to stretch, loose structure and a large number of blood vessels lead to fluid quickly accumulating in the eye area.
There are various reasons for the appearance of swelling of the eyelids, but from the symptoms you can understand what triggered fluid retention in the body.
If the swelling of the eyelid is bilateral, combined with other edema of the body, and the skin on the eyelids is pale and cold to the touch, this indicates renal or heart failure, as well as severe anemia.
Swelling of the eyelid also occurs with head injuries and angioedema.
Many inflammatory eye diseases, such as the following, are also accompanied by swelling of the eyelids:
- stye, abscess, blepharitis, contact dermatitis and other inflammations of the eyelids;
- diseases of the paranasal sinuses;
- acute purulent, pseudo- and membranous conjunctivitis;
- phlegmon, acute dacryocystitis and other diseases of the lacrimal sac;
- ednophthalmitis, iridocyclitis and other pathologies of the eyeball.
Swelling of the eyelids (most often unilateral) is characterized by redness of the skin, pain on palpation and a local increase in temperature.
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Causes of inflammation of the eyelids
Inflammation of the eyelids can be caused by the following reasons:
- pathological activity of mites living in the skin (a common phenomenon when the immune system is weakened);
- allergic reactions to certain types of medications, plant pollen, food;
- viral and microbial infections in the body;
- chemical, thermal and mechanical eye injuries;
- disruption of the cardiovascular and nervous systems;
- endocrine and hormonal disruptions.
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3 Diseases of the skin around the eyes and inflammation of the eyelids. Diagnosis and treatment
What cosmetologists recommend
All experts agree on one thing: treatment should begin after the cause has been established. In this case, the process will occur more efficiently and will take less time.
Cosmetologists advise to always perform simple steps to care for the delicate skin in this area. This approach is considered an excellent preventative measure that provides nutrition and hydration to the dermis.
- Masks made from seasonal vegetables, herbs, and fruits are very refreshing and provide useful minerals and vitamins.
- Daily treatment of the problem area with regular ice or a frozen decoction of medicinal plants.
- Removing decorative cosmetics using soft products, milk, micellar water.
- Regular exposure to fresh air.
- Drink 1.5 liters or more of pure water without gas.
- Balanced diet.
- Maintaining immunity.
- Taking vitamin-mineral complexes 1-2 times a year.
It will be difficult to answer the question of how to treat skin when the eyelids itch and peel without an accurate diagnosis. Before visiting the clinic, lotions with a decoction of chamomile, St. John's wort, calendula, mint, and string will help alleviate the condition.
Attention! A paste of parsley leaves will relieve itching and irritation.
In women, the problem occurs much more often due to the characteristics of the skin under the eyes, but the causes and treatment principles are the same for both sexes.
An ophthalmologist will tell you how else to deal with this scourge:
Types of skin diseases around the eyes and eyelids
Among the huge number of diseases caused by inflammation of the eyelids, several of the most common groups can be distinguished:
- bacterial lesions of the skin of the eyelids (abscess of the eyelid, phlegmon);
- inflammatory diseases of the glands and edges of the eyelids (blepharitis, barley, chalazion, meibomitis, demodicosis);
- violations of the shape and position of the eyelids (entropion, eversion, ptosis, lagophthalmos);
- allergic diseases (eczema, dermatitis, angioedema);
- developmental abnormalities of the eyelids and tumors (coloboma, papilloma, lipoma, nevus).
Bacterial lesions of the skin of the eyelids
Abscess of the century
An abscess is inflammation and redness of the eyelid with the formation of a cavity filled with pus. Often an abscess appears after an infected eyelid wound.
Causes of eyelid abscess:
- ulcerative blepharitis;
- boils;
- barley;
- purulent processes in the paranasal sinuses and orbit of the eye.
Sometimes the abscess opens on its own, and the inflammation subsides. But in most cases, a non-healing fistula appears at the site of inflammation.
Treatment of an abscess is sanitation of the eyelids and opening of a purulent formation on the eyelids with the mandatory use of antibiotics and sulfonamides.
Phlegmon
Cellulitis is an extensive inflammation of the tissues of the eyelid that occurs against the background of untreated stye. It is characterized by fever, headache, severe swelling of the eyelid and redness of the skin.
Treated with antibacterial agents, antihistamines.
Inflammatory diseases of the glands and edges of the eyelids
Blepharitis
Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelids, which causes redness, burning, itching and pain on the skin.
The following types of blepharitis are distinguished: allergic, meibomian, demodectic, infectious, scaly. Read more about blepharitis here.
Barley
Barley is an acute, infectious inflammation of the eyelids, resulting from pathogens entering the eyelash hair follicle or the sebaceous gland of the eyelid. Visually, stye looks like a small nodule on the eyelid.
You can read about how to properly treat stye on this page.
Meibomyitis and chalazion
Meibomyitis and chalazion are diseases associated with the appearance of a pathological process in the meibomian glands.
Meibomia appears when the duct of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid is clogged. Characterized by an acute course of the disease.
Chalazion is a chronic form of meibomitis. If a chalazion is left untreated for a long time, it turns into an eyelid cyst. Sometimes, for diagnostic purposes, it is necessary to puncture the eyelid cyst to identify the nature of the neoplasm.
Treatment and removal of a cyst on the eyelid occurs using classical techniques or laser treatment.
For more information about the symptoms and treatment of this pathology, see here.
Demodicosis
A disease of the eyelids caused by the Demodex mite. It is characterized by the appearance of yellow mucus in the eyes, gluing and breaking of eyelashes, itching and burning of the eyes.
To cleanse the eye from foci of infection, cleaning (sanitation) and rinsing of the lacrimal ducts are used. Read about the treatment of demodicosis on this page.
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Violations of the shape and position of the eyelids
Turn of the century
When the eyelid is inverted, its main edge is turned onto the eyeball. Because of this, the eyelashes touch the surface of the cornea and conjunctiva, the eyes become red, irritated, and tears constantly flow from them.
Causes of pathology:
- convulsive or spastic contractions of some parts of the orbicularis oculi muscle;
- cicatricial contractions of the conjunctiva and cartilage of the eyelid that occur in certain chronic eye diseases (for example, trachoma).
The most effective method of treatment is surgery. Plastic surgery for entropion of the eyelid is also possible.
Eversion of the century
Ectropion is an inversion of the edge of the eyelid. With this inflammation of the eyelid, the conjunctiva turns out in a certain area or throughout the entire eyelid, which leads to its drying out.
The fact that the eye is constantly open, even at night, contributes to clouding of the cornea, the appearance of keratitis and other diseases.
Causes of eversion of the eyelid:
- age-related changes in the eye with sagging of the lower eyelid;
- paralysis of the orbicularis oculi muscle;
- tightening of the skin of the eyelids due to injuries, burns (cicatricial eversion), systemic diseases of the body.
First, it is necessary to eliminate the main causes that caused this disease. Surgical procedures can then be used.
Ptosis
Ptosis is an abnormally low position of the upper eyelids in relation to the eyeballs. This leads to vision defects and rapid eye fatigue. Ptosis can be congenital or acquired.
Causes of ptosis:
- damage to the oculomotor nerve;
- damage to the muscle that elevates the upper eyelid;
- strokes, encephalitis and other neurological diseases.
Treatment of the disease is mainly surgical.
Lagophthalmos
Lagophthalmos is incomplete closure of the palpebral fissure, which leads to damage and drying of the cornea and conjunctiva.
Causes of the disease:
- eyelid injuries,
- jades,
- short eyelids from birth.
In addition to treating the underlying disease, artificial tears and disinfectant drops are prescribed. In severe forms of the disease, surgical intervention with partial suturing of the palpebral fissure is used.
Allergic inflammation of the eyelids
Allergic diseases of the eyelids are accompanied by severe itching, swelling and inflammation of the eyelids.
In eczema , the skin of the eyelids is covered with papules, vesicles and pustules. Characteristic rashes appear not only on the skin of the eyelids, but also on the body. The pathology develops after suffering eyelid dermatitis or contact with allergens. At the end of the disease, crusts and serous exudate appear on the skin of the eyelids.
Characteristic signs of urticaria are swelling of the eyelids, itching and burning of the skin of the eyelids. Subsequently, blisters appear on it.
With contact dermatitis , 6 hours after contact with the allergen, swelling and inflammation of the eyelids develop with itchy papules and vesicles. Usually both eyes are affected at once.
Treatment of allergic inflammation of the eyelids is medicinal.
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2 Diseases of the skin around the eyes and eyelids. Diagnosis and treatment
3 Diseases of the skin around the eyes and eyelids. Diagnosis and treatment
Anomalies of eyelid development and tumors
Coloboma
Coloboma of the eye is one of the most unpleasant diseases, which is expressed in the absence of some eye membranes. Coloboma of the eyelid is the most common. The pathology appears on the upper eyelids, but sometimes affects the lower eyelids too.
Coloboma is usually triangular in shape, where the base of the triangle is the ciliary edge of the eyelids. Since the defect affects all layers of the organ of vision, there are no eyelashes and glands in the area of coloboma.
In most cases, it is congenital, but can also occur as a result of injury and other illnesses. Another type of congenital coloboma, iris coloboma, is one of the main causes of vision loss in childhood.
Coloboma is a serious danger to the eye, as it leads to degeneration of the cornea, keratitis and other secondary diseases of the organs of vision, as well as blindness!
The most effective treatment for coloboma is surgery. Surgery for coloboma involves excision of damaged tissue and movement of a musculocutaneous flap to the site of the defect. With the help of plastic surgery, the correct edge of the eyelids is formed, which prevents the appearance of ptosis, entropion, and other complications.
Benign formations of the century
Papilloma of the eyelids
Papilloma appears on the lower eyelid usually in people over 60 years of age.
It grows slowly, looks like gray-yellow papillae, and has a spherical or cylindrical shape. In 1 case out of 100, papilloma can turn into cancer. Treatment of eyelid papilloma is surgical.
Senile wart
A senile wart is a flat and even formation of brown, yellow or gray color. It grows in older people along the lower ciliary edge of the eyelids. Treatment: cryodestruction or laser removal.
Cutaneous horn
The cutaneous horn is a dirty gray formation protruding above the eyelid. Electro- and laser excision are used for treatment.
Nevi
Nevus (or mole ) is a benign formation on the skin, from light brown to black. Nevi on the eyelid can be inherited, appear due to long exposure to the sun, disruptions in the hormonal system, or after taking certain medications. Hanging moles can appear in old age. If the formation does not bother you, there is no need to treat it.
If unpleasant symptoms appear: itching, pain, growth, blurred vision, you must consult an ophthalmologist to investigate the nature of the mole and receive the necessary treatment.
Atheroma
Eyelid atheroma ( epidermal cyst ) is a painless, dense formation that appears on the eyelid due to blockage of the sebaceous gland ducts.
Over time, the atheroma begins to increase in size and can impair vision. In this case, surgical procedures are performed. After removal of atheroma of the eyelid, there are usually no complications.
Folk remedies
First of all, it is worth remembering that folk remedies help reduce symptoms. It is unacceptable to use them as a separate treatment. A parsley compress will soothe irritated eyes.
To do this, you need to place fresh grass in gauze (it is better not to cut it, but to tear it with your hands) and apply it to the skin. Such lotions are good for removing dark circles under the eyes.
A decoction of chamomile or dill seeds will help with reddened skin. The grains are placed in cheesecloth and then in hot water. Chamomile ice will soothe the eyes and itching. To do this you need to pour 1 tbsp. plants with a glass of boiling water, and strain after half an hour.
Then the solution is sent to ice trays. When the product is ready, you can use it to wipe the irritated eyes several times a day. Chamomile ice relieves not only inflammation of the visual organ, but also redness and itching of the skin.
Chamomile decoction is a universal eye antiseptic.
A decoction of dill will relieve swelling and soothe the irritated surface of the face. It is necessary to soak a cotton swab in the broth and place it on the eyelids. After it cools down a little, repeat the procedure. Using the same scheme, an infusion of cornflower is prepared (a glass of the plant per 2 tsp).
For skin diseases, a potato mask is suitable. The raw vegetable must be peeled and chopped using a grater, adding 1 tsp. olive oil.
Then you need to place the paste on several pieces of gauze and roll it up and apply it to the irritated eyes. After 10 minutes, the mask is removed by rinsing the skin with cool water or the decoctions described above.
Homemade masks made from cucumber or raw potatoes are good for swelling
Treatment of skin diseases around the eyelids
If suspicious inflammation in the eyelid area, redness, or pain appears, you should consult an ophthalmologist. After the examination, the doctor will make an accurate diagnosis and explain what to do for eyelid swelling and other symptoms, prescribe adequate treatment, and recommend preventive measures. This can be a massage of the eyelids with rinsing of the lacrimal ducts, opening of formations on the eyelid, the use of ointments and medications.
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How to properly treat the area around the mouth, hygiene
The rules for treating affected skin are somewhat different in the case of manifestations of infectious and non-infectious dermatitis. For infected rashes, local therapy should be limited to the boundaries of the affected area - wiping is carried out with rounded movements, it is necessary to ensure that the medicines do not flow onto healthy areas.
General rules:
- morning washing is carried out using warm water and baby soap;
- it is necessary to ensure constant cleanliness of hands, especially when a child tries to scratch the skin of the face;
- masks, applications, spot treatments are performed only on clean skin;
- after the procedure of cauterization of acne, it is necessary to use softening and soothing ointments and creams;
- When eating, you must periodically use a simple or damp napkin to remove food debris from the corners of your lips;
- in order to prevent and reduce symptoms, it is recommended to wipe problem areas with aloe extract, alcohol tinctures of calendula, and cucumber;
- with complex local therapy, medications are used with a certain time interval (an anti-itch remedy, for example, is used no earlier than 20-30 minutes after treatment with an antiseptic).
Prevention of blepharitis
Regardless of the cause of blepharitis, you must adhere to some rules:
- try to follow a plant-milk diet (sweet, fried, spicy, salty foods promote the production of gastric juice and increase the secretion of eyelid secretions);
- beware of colds (ARVI increases the manifestations of blepharitis);
- Carry out regular hygiene procedures (always rinse your eyelids only with warm water - cold water leads to venous stagnation);
- do not forget to use drops and ointments prescribed by your ophthalmologist;
- follow a sleep and rest schedule, during the day try to watch TV for no more than 2 hours in a row;
- In spring, try to protect your eyes with sunglasses.
The MedicCity clinic receives daily consultations from highly qualified ophthalmologists who use the most modern equipment to diagnose and treat eye diseases. Regular examination by an ophthalmologist will allow you to avoid serious eye diseases and maintain good vision!
Diagnostics
A pediatric ophthalmologist examines the child, collects anamnesis and complaints. Concomitant diseases are also identified or rejected, and laboratory tests are carried out.
Biomicroscopy of the eye is used to determine visual acuity. The first technology makes it possible to assess the condition of the tear film, the edges of the eyelids, the eyeball, etc. Refraction and accommodation are examined, on the basis of which the following can be identified: myopia, astigmatism, etc.
To confirm or deny the presence of Demodex mites, eyelash microscopy is performed.
If there is a suspicion of the infectious nature of the disease, a BAC culture of a smear from the conjunctiva is performed.
To identify helminths, a stool test is prescribed, and in case of an allergic course of the disease, allergy tests are performed.
When blepharitis exists for a long time and causes hypertrophy of the eyelid margins, the doctor prescribes an examination to exclude various forms of cancer, carried out by biopsy followed by histological examination of the biomaterial.
