What are the symptoms of blepharitis?

What are the symptoms of blepharitis?

Blepharitis may make your eyelids feel itchy and look red, swollen and scaly. As the scales become courser, the eyelid surface becomes irritated and forms crusts, which may cause your lids to stick together. You may wake up in the morning with a crust on your eyelashes and eyelid edges that’s heavier than the “sleep” you’re used to seeing. Instead of a normal clear or white, the eye discharge may be more yellow or green in color. If the crust falls into your eye, you may feel like you have “something in your eye,” or your eye may feel gritty.

Other symptoms may include:

• Burning sensation in eyelid area.
• Excessive blinking.
• Blurred vision.
• Crusting of eyelashes and eyelid corners.
• Dry eye.
• Eyelids stuck together.
• Excessive tearing.
• Flakes of skin around eyes and eyelids.
• Greasy eyelids.
• Itching.
• Photophobia (light sensitivity).
• Red, swollen eyelids.
• Red, irritated eyes.