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Eyelids stuck to eyeball at night
Eye Conditions | Last Active: Jul 15 6:39am | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
Hello @kathleenintexas, There is an older discussion that sounds much like the symptoms that you describe.
--- blepharospasms and Blepharitis: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/blepharospasms-and-blepharitis/
Also, Mayo Clinic has some information on the condition that might be helpful:
"Blepharitis is an inflammation along the edges of the eyelids. The eyelids can become irritated and itchy, and appear greasy and crusted with scales that cling to the lashes. People with blepharitis sometimes wake with their eyelids stuck together."
--- Blepharitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/blepharitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20370141
Does this seem to fit your symptoms?
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I don't have any crusting of the eyelashes or edges of eyelids. It is the center of the eyelid that sticks to the eyeball. I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist this week and hope he can diagnose the problem. I recently learned about demodex mites in the eyelids and am wondering if they can affect the glands in the eye which produce oil that lubricates the eye.
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@johnbishop hi John look up Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis. I have that and I think it might be the issue here.