Tea Tree Oil in the Treatment of Chronic Blepharitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine:

• The prevalence of Demodex sp. in chronic blepharitis.

• The efficacy of the treatment of topical Tree Tea Oil in chronic blepharitis for Demodex sp.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo
• Treatments: Tea Tree Oil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic Blepharitis with out treatment previously

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under 18 y.o.

• Pregnant woman

• Others Ocular Surface Disease (Severe Dry Eye, Lagoftalmo, Entropium, Ectropium)