Allergy season is almost upon us, and itchy eyes, nose, skin, and throat is par for the course for many. But there are plenty of people out there that experience itchy, irritated eyelid skin all year round and no amount of Zyrtec or Benadryl is going to help.  In fact, they will probably make it worse. That's because allergies can cause itching, but...

Are your eyelids rimmed in red, itchy, or irritated?  Do you wake up with crusting along your eyelid margin?  Is your vision blurry sometimes between blinks? If you answered yes to one or all of these questions, you may have a common ocular condition called blepharitis.  Like most medical terminology it sounds intimidating, but the word roughly just means eyelid inflammation.  Winter months...

One of the most common types of dry eye I see is a direct result of clogging of the tear glands that line the upper and lower eyelids.  This type of dry eye is more common in younger patients and men than other etiologies.  If you are having dryness and also experiencing: itching, redness, or irritation along your lash line small white/yellow bumps...