Eyelash Mites the Subject of CLU Issue 29

Wednesday, December 16 2015 | 00 h 00 min | Vision Science

Issue 29 of Contact Lens Update, published by the Centre for Contact Lens Research (CCLR), University of Waterloo, features articles on the parasitic eyelash mites known as Demodex. Etty Britton, OD, MSc, of the Université de Montréal explains “everything you need to know but were afraid to ask” about eyelash mites in her editorial, while Sarah Farrant explains how to manage Demodex in clinical practice.

In the feature article, William Ngo, OD, reviews a 2015 paper on the connections between Demodex, contact lens wearers and ocular health.

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