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    A Simple Guide to Stye and Related Eyelid Diseases
    A Simple Guide to Stye and Related Eyelid Diseases
    A Simple Guide to Stye and Related Eyelid Diseases
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    A Simple Guide to Stye and Related Eyelid Diseases

    By Kenneth Kee

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    The eyelids protect the eye, but they also can be prone to problems.
    Because the eyelids protect the eye they are in the first line of defense of the eye

    1. Bacterial and viral infections
    Eyelids can breed bacterial and viral activity particularly where there is sweat, rubbing or poor hygiene.

    Examples of this are stye and chalazion eyelid infections.

    Patients with acne rosacea are also more likely to get eyelid infections.

    2. Eyelid Hair Infections
    Blepharitis is an eyelid hair infection where the eye lashes become infected from exposure to dirt, dust, and germs

    3. Eyelid allergies
    Chemicals used in eye cosmetics have a tendency to cause eyelid allergy.

    In addition medicines and food allergies can often cause swelling of the eyelids particularly the upper eyelids.

    What are the best ways to prevent Eyelid infections?
    1. Clean hands and good hygiene are necessary to prevent dirty hands from touching the eye.

    2. Regular cleansing of the eyes with a clean warm cloth is important.

    3. Sunglasses and hats to protect the eyes and eyelid skin from the harsh sun.

    Eyelids which are droopy may be due to nerve disorder.

    Eye lids with eye lashes which turn inwards also known as a disease called entropion can cause pain in the eye due to the sharp points of the eye lashes touching the conjunctiva. The opposite is ectropion which is the turning out of the eyelid usually the lower eyelid so that the inner surface is exposed.

    Some bumps and lesions that are growing in size, are pigmented or cause loss of lashes should be examined by an eye specialist to rule out a malignant lesion

    TABLE OF CONTENT

    Chapter 1 Eyelid Diseases

    Chapter 2 Stye

    Chapter 3 Chalazion

    Chapter 4 Blepharitis

    Chapter 5 Droopy Eyelids

    Chapter 6 Entropion

    Chapter 7 Ectropion

    Chapter 8 Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 13, 2012
    ISBN9781301563777
    A Simple Guide to Stye and Related Eyelid Diseases
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      A Simple Guide to Stye and Related Eyelid Diseases - Kenneth Kee

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      to

      Stye

      And

      Related Eyelid Diseases

      by

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2012 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      to my wife Dorothy

      and my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      and Kelvin

      This book describes the Sty and Related Eyelid Diseases such as Stye, Chalazion, Blepharitis, Droopy Eyelids, Entropion, and Ectropion which are seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Chapter 1

      Eyelid Diseases

      What is eyelid Diseases?

      The eyelids protect the eye, but they also can be

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