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Illustration of an eye with tears evaporating from its surface and a few red dry spots

Dry Eyes: Causes, Symptoms and What Actually Helps

Why eyes feel gritty, tired and watery, the two types of dry eye, the daily warm-massage-clean routine, choosing drops, and when to get help. Written by optometrist Nizam Diveli.

Dry Eyes: Causes, Symptoms and What Actually Helps

Why eyes feel gritty, tired and watery, the two types of dry eye, the daily warm-massage-clean routine, choosing drops, and when to get help. Written by optometrist Nizam Diveli.

Illustration of an eyelid with eyelashes, several with waxy collarettes at their base, and a magnified view of one collarette

Demodex Blepharitis (Eyelash Mites): Signs, Cau...

What eyelash mites are, how to recognise Demodex blepharitis and its waxy collarettes, the daily lid-cleaning routine, tea tree evidence, and what an optometrist can do in the UK. Written...

Demodex Blepharitis (Eyelash Mites): Signs, Cau...

What eyelash mites are, how to recognise Demodex blepharitis and its waxy collarettes, the daily lid-cleaning routine, tea tree evidence, and what an optometrist can do in the UK. Written...

Illustration of two eyes: one with a red, painful stye at the lash line, one with a firm, pale chalazion lump inside the eyelid

Styes and Chalazions: How to Tell Them Apart an...

Stye or chalazion? How to tell the difference, how to get rid of a stye at home, how to help a chalazion go down, and when to get help. Written...

Styes and Chalazions: How to Tell Them Apart an...

Stye or chalazion? How to tell the difference, how to get rid of a stye at home, how to help a chalazion go down, and when to get help. Written...

Illustration of an eye with the row of meibomian oil glands in the upper eyelid, a few of them highlighted as blocked

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD): Symptoms, Ca...

What meibomian gland dysfunction is, why it makes eyes gritty and dry, and the daily warm, massage and clean routine that keeps it under control. Written by optometrist Nizam Diveli.

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD): Symptoms, Ca...

What meibomian gland dysfunction is, why it makes eyes gritty and dry, and the daily warm, massage and clean routine that keeps it under control. Written by optometrist Nizam Diveli.

Illustration of an eye with red, inflamed eyelid edges and flakes at the base of the lashes, the typical look of blepharitis

Blepharitis: Symptoms, Causes and How to Manage It

What blepharitis is, the symptoms to look for, what causes it, and the daily routine that keeps it under control. Plus the treatments an optometrist may suggest and when to...

Blepharitis: Symptoms, Causes and How to Manage It

What blepharitis is, the symptoms to look for, what causes it, and the daily routine that keeps it under control. Plus the treatments an optometrist may suggest and when to...

Illustration of the three-step daily eyelid routine: warm compress, gentle massage towards the lashes, then cleaning along the lash line

How to Clean Your Eyelids: An Optometrist’s Ste...

The three-step routine UK eye-care guidelines recommend for blepharitis: warm compress, gentle massage, then cleaning the lash line. How to do each step, how often, and when to see an...

How to Clean Your Eyelids: An Optometrist’s Ste...

The three-step routine UK eye-care guidelines recommend for blepharitis: warm compress, gentle massage, then cleaning the lash line. How to do each step, how often, and when to see an...