A rash on one or both eyelids is usually a sign of dermatitis. Many common environmental irritants, allergens, and daily activities can trigger the red, swollen, itchy skin of a dermatitis rash.

Eyelid dermatitis is an inflammatory condition with a broad differential. Allergic contact dermatitis is believed to be the most common type of eyelid dermatitis, having a prevalence of 34 to 74%.

Another study from Italy focused on eyelid dermatitis and found that allergic contact dermatitis was the most frequent diagnosis among patients with eyelid involvement, with nickel and ...

All our patients had itchy upper- and lower-eyelid dermatitis, either as an acute event following the application of Great Lash mascara or as a more recurrent chronic dermatitis for several months.