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Comparative study between usage of topical azithromycin versus conventional therapy in treatment of posterior blepharitis causing dry eye

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Background: blepharitis is an inflammatory condition of the eyelid that is usually associated with bacterial infection or some skin conditions (such as dandruff on the scalp, or acne rosacea). Aim of the Work: this study aimedto compare the outcome of using topical azithromycin and conventional therapy in improving signs and symptoms of posterior blepharitis causing dry eye.Patients and Methods: this comparative study was done between usage of conventional therapy and topical azithromycin in treatment of posterior blepharitis causing dry eye. One hundred and twenty eyes of sixty patients of both sexes above age of 18 diagnosed with posterior blepharitis causing dry eye disease are recruited from the ophthalmological clinic of Al-Azhar university Hospitals. Results: the azithromycin group showed a significant improvement of sign, symptoms and investigations over the conventional group in the 2nd visit (after 1 week) while, there was a non significance regarding the 3rd visit after one month of treatment and 3rd after one month of stoppage of treatment. Conclusion: conventional therapy and topical azithromycin are effective on posterior blepharitis causing dry eye disease, azithromycin has more compliance and better tolerability to the patients with sustained effect on the ocular tissue that give it a preference over the conventional therapy. 

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10.21608/ejhm.2019.23195

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topical azithromycin, conventional therapy, posterior blepharitis causing dry eye

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Abdullah Hussein

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Hamed

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Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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Hassan Metwally

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Bayoumi

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Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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Maged Muhammad Mokhtar

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Morad

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Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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74

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3

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4351

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2019-01-01

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2018-12-31

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2019-01-01

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543

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549

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Comparative study between usage of topical azithromycin versus conventional therapy in treatment of posterior blepharitis causing dry eye

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22 Jan 2023