Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I do recommend Cliradex Wipes and Cliradex Light to combat blepharitis/ocular rosacea/demodex mites. Within 5 days of 2X/day treatments I got some relief of blepharitis and after 8 weeks of the Wipes, in May and June 2017, my eyes felt great. My rosacea was almost gone at the end of the 8 weeks. My ocular rosacea was much improved. I use Cliradex Light for demodex control after initial eradication of mites (otherwise the mites overpopulate again) . After lots of web research, I believe the "Cure" for blepharitis is 4 parts and it isn’t easy. You must be dedicated to succeed. 1) Stop the inflammation. Find what causes your bodily inflammation and then avoid those things. Inflammation is the root cause as it compromises your immune system, which normally controls demodex mite overpopulation. Your white blood cells secrete hypochlorous acid which normally kills mite eggs and nymphs (not adults) and bacteria. See National Rosacea Society site for triggers of inflammation. If you skip this step you will never return your skin to a normal immune response. 2) Kill the “vectors” of re-infection—skin mites. Demodex, (Demodex Folliculorum and Demodex Brevis), carries bacteria in their guts which re-infects eyelids every night, so traditional blepharitis treatment does not work. Demodex Brevis, which inhabit the Meibomian (oil) glands on the eyelids, also physically clog the blephara helping to cause “dry eye”. Also, the mites’ claws dig micro-abrasions in your skin cells as they snack on you to creating more inflammation. You must kill demodex mites to a lower population. They eat your sink cells and oil so wash your face 2X day and use Ocusoft Plus (amazon.com or OcuSOFT.com) on eyelids prior to Cliradex Wipes. Do 8 weeks of Cliradex Wipes (amazon.com or cliradex.com) am & pm (pm is most important because they come out at night). Cliradex stings for about 15 seconds then is OK. It’s so very worth the tiny bit of discomfort as it really works to kill mites. If you don't kill the mites, you don't have a prayer curing blepharitis and rosacea. 3) Use traditional eye doctor controls for controlling bacteria--2X day hot packs, eye lid scrubs (use OcuSOFT Plus or OcuSOFT Platinum , not baby shampoo), eye lid massage and antibiotic/steroid eye drops went needed. If you don't control bacteria while you do the other steps, you might have cornea damage in your eyes. This step is the only one most eye doctors use—which is no wonder why they say “blepharitis has no cure”. My ophthalmologist said I would have to do this (Step 3) for the rest of my life. Eye Doctors: wake up! Where is your “scientific curiosity”? 4) Heal the skin with rosacea topicals, if necessary, to restore normal immune response. The skin might heal itself went you get rid of the mites--mine did--rosacea just went away after demodex killed. Notes: get your dermatologist MD to help you (your eye doctor will not--they are useless to cure blepharitis unless you get one from the Cliradex website.) Get a prescription for doxycycline, low dose--it helps with bacteria but more, it interferes with MMP destruction (See Wound International website, article on MMPs). Get a prescription for Oral Ivermectin (a one-time dose) for a systemic miticide. Ivermectin is a miticide used by vets on cat and dog demodex mites for 20 years. Ivermectin is also available, by prescription from your Derm. MD, in an outrageously expensive rosacea topical called Soolantra. It immediately helped me but at $315 a month at Wal-Mart with coupon from goodRx.com, I couldn’t afford it. It lists at $389. Just like Avenova, a patented hypochloric acid product that is outrageously priced (and it only kills eggs and nymphs, not adult Demodex), these pharma companies reduce their sales and eliminate most customers. However, “hats off” to companies like Cliradex (Bio-Tissue, Inc.) and OcuSOFT who patent an ingredient but make it affordable for you and me. Average cost $40/24 wipes. You need 5 boxes so average cost for mite kill is $200. Cliradex is also easy and convenient to use. Then use Cliradex Light foam which is $40 average cost for a month. Hurrah for Cliradex. OcuSOFT Plus is about $20 a month for a great eyelid cleanser 2X/day before you use Cliradex. Supposedly OcuSOFT Plus kills demodex but it didn’t work for me in a 2-month trial, 1-2017 and 2-2017.