HEALTHSCMP CHINA
Eye-rubbing, poor hygiene to blame for Chinese man’s severe mite-induced vision loss
A 36-year-old man in Hubei province, China, experienced severe vision loss due to over a thousand mites infecting his eyes. His symptoms included dry, itchy, and sticky eyes for six months, followed by a sharp decline in vision, leading to a diagnosis of demodex blepharitis.
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