5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Ocular rosacea can affect the eyelids, meibomian glands, tear film, conjunctiva, and cornea, causing dry, irritated, gritty, or intermittently red eyes.

• 2

  Showing patients ocular and facial findings can help explain how their eye symptoms may be part of rosacea rather than isolated dry eye.

• 3

  Rosacea triggers vary among patients; commonly reported factors include alcohol, heat, ultraviolet exposure, stress, spicy foods, and temperature changes.

• 4

  A simple journal kept for several weeks can help patients and clinicians identify possible links between symptoms and food, sleep, stress, exposure, exercise, or treatment consistency.

• 5

  When a suspected trigger emerges, temporarily removing one factor and later reintroducing it may help assess the association without unnecessary broad restrictions.