🌹 Ocular Rosacea Simulator

Eyelid Margin Inflammation

Placeholder: rosacea inflames the eyelid margin first.

• ~50%: Prevalence in rosacea (placeholder stat)
• Telangiectasia: Common finding (placeholder stat)
• Chronic: Onset (placeholder stat)
• Burning: Symptom (placeholder stat)

Lid margin changes

Placeholder: erythema, crusting and vessel dilation along lash line.

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Placeholder: glands thicken secretions and become capped.

• ~25–30: Glands per lid (placeholder stat)
• Thickened: Secretion (placeholder stat)
• Progressive: Obstruction (placeholder stat)
• Possible: Gland dropout (placeholder stat)

Gland obstruction

Placeholder: keratinized plugs block meibum delivery to the lid margin.

Tear Film Instability

Placeholder: lipid deficiency speeds tear evaporation.

• Shortened: Tear breakup time (placeholder stat)
• Thinned: Lipid layer (placeholder stat)
• Increased: Evaporation (placeholder stat)
• Elevated: Osmolarity (placeholder stat)

Film breakup

Placeholder: dry patches form faster between blinks.

Dry Eye Symptom Development

Placeholder: unstable tears cause chronic surface irritation.

• Grittiness: Symptom (placeholder stat)
• Redness: Symptom (placeholder stat)
• Fluctuating: Vision (placeholder stat)
• Chronic: Course (placeholder stat)

Surface impact

Placeholder: corneal and conjunctival surface stress accumulates.

Systemic Rosacea Connection

Placeholder: ocular findings track facial vascular disease.

• Common: Skin overlap (placeholder stat)
• Variable: Severity link (placeholder stat)
• Combined: Management (placeholder stat)
• Dermatology: Referral (placeholder stat)

Shared pathophysiology

Placeholder: vascular and inflammatory pathways link skin and eye.

Placeholder: treat skin and eye disease together for best outcomes.