Blepharitis ( /blɛfərˈaɪtɨs/ BLEF-ər-EYE-tis) is an ocular condition characterized by chronic inflammation of the eyelid, the severity and time course of which can vary. Onset can be acute, resolving without treatment within 2–4 weeks (this can be greatly reduced with lid hygiene), but more generally is a long standing inflammation varying in severity. It may be classified as seborrhoeic, staphylococcal, mixed, posterior or meiobomitis, or parasitic.^{[citation needed]}

Signs and symptoms that are associated with the chronic inflammation can be:

Common signs and symptoms of blepharitis also include itching, irritation and burning as well as a foreign body sensation. Some patients experience eye dryness, which can cause a certain degree of discomfort.

People who wear contact lenses usually have more trouble in coping with their symptoms because although they need contact-lenses, they cannot wear them. Many such patients complain of being unable to wear their lenses for long periods of time or that the lenses are causing them even more irritation of the eye.

For Real was an American R&B and soul quartet, that formed in 1993. In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Award, and Soul Train Music Award.

For Real secured their recording contract by accident. "We were picking up our manager from the airport. So we decided to greet him with an acappella song. Someone from A&M Records just happened to be in the airport and heard them perform. Not long after, they were signed," said Latanyia Baldwin.

The band released their debut album, It's a Natural Thang, with production from Brian McKnight on A&M Records in 1994, and it became a critical success, including a rare four stars from Rolling Stone magazine. Their first single, "You Don't Wanna Miss" hit #28 on the Billboard chart, courtesy of a danceable new jack swing remix by Steve "Silk" Hurley, which was featured in the song's video. A second single, "Easy to Love", peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album scored another chart hit with the a cappella love song, "You Don't Know Nothin'", which was written and produced by Mervyn Warren, and which peaked at #27. The song peaked at #54 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1995. The album sold over one million copies worldwide, and peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200.

Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler is a board-certified American ophthalmologist. He practices refractive surgery (vision correction). He is the director of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Los Angeles, California and on staff at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Boxer Wachler graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychobiology. While at UCLA, he rowed on the crew team for two years followed by two years on the national championship Speech and Debate Team. He was selected for the Rotary Foundation International Scholarship in Edinburgh University where he also rowed on the Scottish national championship crew team which culminated in competing in the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames. He received his M.D. degree from Dartmouth Medical School which was followed by ophthalmology residency at Saint Louis University Eye Institute and fellowship training in refractive surgery at University of Kansas Medical Center and Durrie Vision.

He is known as a pioneer for keratoconus treatments which include Intacs and corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin (C3-R). He is also an expert in advanced LASIK vision correction.