Our dry eye blog — blepharitis and dry eye syndrome
Blephasteam mark 2 is here - good news for MGD / Blepharitis sufferers
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The new second generation BLEPHASTEAM® is expected to be available in the last quarter of 2023 - but only if you live in the UK.
BLEPHASTEAM® has been completely redesigned and offers a number of improvements in usability compared with the original device.
Product enhancements include:
- more comfortable to wear
- better visibility through the face mask rather than through the small goggles
- less time to warn up
- wireless, so you don't need to be near a mains socket and there are no trailing wires to cope with
The new BLEPHASTEAM® has a hefty price tag compared with...
Why are so many people suffering from dry eyes at the moment?
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The main culprit behind the prevalence of dry eye since the start of the pandemic appears to be the extraordinary increase in people's screen time.
More people are curently spending much more time every day looking at digital devices – mobile phones, tablets, PCs, and TVs.
In response to the pandemic, families and friends have turned to the likes of WhatsApp, Zoom, and Facebook to enable social contact and reduce loneliness.
The uptake of online shopping has also soared during the pandemic. In the UK, the value of online purchases went up by about a quarter in 2020 compared to 2019.
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