If you have ever had red, itchy, dry or irritated eyes a frequent cause of this is
something called blepharitis but thankfully there are easy ways to treat blepharitis at
home with just using a few simple steps. So in this video, I'm going to be sharing my three top
tips for blepharitis treatment at home. So hit that like button and let's take a look.
Hey what's up guys Dr. Joseph Allen here from the Dr Eye Health show thanks so much for
joining us and thank you to EyeLove for sponsoring today's video by sending us out some products to
share with you guys as well as for making eye health education possible. Now when it comes
for treatment of blepharitis the following is a combination of what most eye doctors will talk
about and the first thing on our list is that of warm compresses. Now if you've ever watched
the Dr Eye Health show before you know that we've shared a lot of tips about doing warm compresses
but warm compresses help for blepharitis because it helps soften up the hard eyelid crusts that
have built up on the eyelashes as well as heat up the oil glands within the eyelid called the
Meibomian glands and this helps melt any of the solidified waxy oils that are trapped in
there and allows them to run smoother. Now if you've never done a warm compress before there
are many ways to do it but research has shown that using some form of a heatable eye mask is
most effective and that's exactly why lot of eye clinics will sell heatable eye masks like
the medieviz mask here. Mainly because it holds the right amount of heat for a long enough time
and you easily just put it in the microwave for about 20 seconds and then you put it into the
washable mask cover which is honestly a pretty nice tip because if you do these over and over
you can build up eyelid crust and skin oils onto the back of the mask and to have something that's
washable is kind of a nice thing. But otherwise when it's warmed up you just put the eyelid mask
resting over your closed eyelids for about 10 to 15 minutes and honestly for myself I find them
very relaxing. Some doctors do also advocate for doing a vertical eyelid massage following a warm
compress to help express any of those clogged Meibomian glands and if you're not really sure
how to do that I do have an instructional video on that I encourage you to check out if you do want
to follow up with that extra step. Now after doing warm compresses it's important to follow up doing
eyelid scrubs using a wet washcloth and some form of an eyelid safe and healthy eyelid detergent
and the EyeLove of brand here has their hydrate foaming tea tree and face wash which you can
technically just put on your fingers and put directly onto your lashes and your eyelids
however I personally still like to use a wet washcloth just to kind of really scrub along
that lash line and break up any of the dead skin cells scales and oils that can build up and cake
into those lashes. Alternatively you can also try the pre-moistened eyelid wipes which over
time I've honestly become more of a fan of mainly because it's so simple to use you simply have to
tear it open remove the eyelid wipe you wrap the eyelid wipe around your finger and then you just
have to scrub along the eyelid and your eyelashes. I think the eyelid wipes are definitely the most
convenient because you can take them with whatever you want like if you're traveling or something
they do help with removing eye makeup and at least with this Mediviz brand you don't have to wash off
anything afterwards. Now the third step and is really great for anybody with very sensitive
skin or having chronic long-lasting blepharitis tissues is that of using something thing that's
very popular amongst eye doctors and that's of using hypochlorous acid. Which is a naturally
occurring and safe disinfectant. Now Eyelove has their hydrate lid and lash cleanser here which is
a simple spray that works as a great cleanser and it can be used multiple times a day you just spray
it on leave it dry you have no need to rinse it off and it doesn't cause any burning or stinging
which is super nice now of course there are many different products on the market for cleaning
and taking care of the eyelids but of course in today's video we did feature products from the
I love company which if you've never heard about them I wanted to feature them today because they
are just a super cool company and I encourage you to check them out it was founded by two
optometrists who really wanted to make the highest quality products possible but also affordable and
using natural ingredients which is all just amazing things so again happy to share them
with you guys so if you want to check out any of the island products that were featured in today's
video check the YouTube description below I'll put links to everything there. Now using the tips for
blepharitis here in this video usually does the trick but occasionally people do have more extreme
cases and I always encourage you to talk with your local eye doctor to figure out what is best
for you when needed eye doctors do occasionally have to prescribe antibiotics or anti-inflammatory
medications along with eyelid hygiene to get things under control. either way let us know
in the comments section if you've ever dealt with red itchy irritated dry eyes and what has helped
the most for you I always think it's incredible to read the comments and see what people are
talking about otherwise if you want to learn more about blepharitis tips about getting rid of eyelid
styes or dry eye treatments check out some of our other videos in our playlist here. otherwise again
this is Dr Allen here from the Dr Eye Health show keep an eye on it and we'll see you soon.