A scientist scraped a black dot on his forehead and put it under a microscope. He saw dozens of tiny face mites, aka Demodex mites, crawling around on the plate. Demodex are harmless and like to live ...

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The FDA approved lotilaner ophthalmic solution 0.25% (Xdemvy) as the first specific treatment for Demodex blepharitis. Lotilaner (formerly TP-03) is an ectoparasiticide that targets Demodex mites, ...

Every pore on the human face is a walled garden in which tiny mites live, multiply and die. In news that is bound to have individuals scratching their heads, scientists have revealed that there are ...

AJMC®: Does the prevalence of Demodex blepharitis found by Trattler and colleagues 1 match what you see in clinical practice? BRUJIC: The prevalence of Demodex blepharitis is interesting. Prior to ...

The Demodex mite is a ubiquitous microscopic ectoparasite that colonises the pilosebaceous units on human skin, notably the eyelids, where it may contribute to conditions such as blepharitis and ...

I often see patients with rosacea, a chronic skin condition that causes redness, swelling and sometimes bumps on the face. While there are many factors that may contribute to it, one possible cause is ...

Demodex blepharitis presents with a wide variety of symptoms, which can range in severity from mild to more severe. The classic symptoms include itching along the lash and eyelid margins, diffuse eye ...