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My eyes are itchy and red. i rub them a lot and flakes fall off. what could be causing this?

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Couple of things: Could be debris from your eyelashes, which is causing blepharitis that you are having symptoms of, or they're dead skin cells from eczema on your skin...

Answered 7/18/2013

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