Editing Blepharitis (section)

=== Subtype symptoms ===

General symptoms include a foreign body sensation, matting of the lashes, and burning. [[Iris (anatomy)#Collarette|Collarette]] around eyelashes, a ring-like formation around the lash shaft, can be observed.<ref name="Lowry_2019" /> Other symptoms include loss of eyelashes or broken eyelashes.<ref name="Blepharitis: Eyelid and Lacrimal Disorders: Merck Manual Professional2">{{cite web|url=http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/eye_disorders/eyelid_and_lacrimal_disorders/blepharitis.html?qt=&sc=&alt=|title=Blepharitis|vauthors=Garrity J|date=August 2012|publisher=The Merck Manual|access-date=21 December 2012|archive-date=6 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606131054/http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/eye_disorders/eyelid_and_lacrimal_disorders/blepharitis.html?qt=&sc=&alt=|url-status=live}}</ref>  The condition can sometimes lead to a [[chalazion]] or a [[stye]].<ref name="Blepharitis, Syte and Chalazion2">{{cite web |url=http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=506244&pageId=15356063 |title=Blepharitis, Stye and Chalazion |publisher=University of Illinois College of Medicine |access-date=21 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419234143/http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=506244&pageId=15356063|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chronic bacterial blepharitis may also lead to [[ectropion]].<ref>{{Cite web | vauthors = Heiting G | date = January 2019 | work = All About Vision | url = http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/blepharitis.htm | title = How to Get Rid of Sore, Red Eyelids (Blepharitis) | access-date = 31 October 2023 | archive-date = 30 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211130082027/https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/blepharitis.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Posterior blepharitis or ''rosacea-associated'' blepharitis is manifested by a broad spectrum of symptoms involving the lids including inflammation and plugging of the meibomian orifices and production of abnormal secretion upon pressure over the glands.<ref name="vaughan2" />