Best way to treat Blepharitis: Which is better to treat Blepharitis–Diluted Tea Tree Oil or Dilute Povidone Iodine with Dimethylsulfoxide

No one has done a head to head study yet on whether Diluted Tea Tree Oil OR Dilute Povidone Iodine with Dimethylsulfoxide is better. Likely they both achieve the job of killing demodex mites and other surface bacteria.

Blepharitis means inflammation of the eyelid margin and is usually due to Demodex mites, bacterial overgrowth, yeast colonization, viral infection, atopy, seborrhea, environmental factors, hormonal dysregulation, and/or underlying rosacea. It can destroy meibomian glands if left untreated.


Here is more about Dilute Povidone Iodine with Dimethylsulfoxide

. 2015 Dec; 4(2): 143–150.
Published online 2015 Nov 2. doi:  10.1007/s40123-015-0040-4
PMCID: PMC4675729

Rosacea Blepharoconjunctivitis Treated with a Novel Preparation of Dilute Povidone Iodine and Dimethylsulfoxide: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Jesse S. Pelletier, moc.oohay@reitellepessej.
corresponding authorCorresponding author.
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