This is a condition of facial redness that is sometimes also accompanied by pimples, larger facial blood vessels, and eye irritation. Management depends on the form of rosacea: with pimples being treated with gels, creams and/or pills while redness is treated with the intense pulsed light and laser device.

• New methods of evaluating severity
• Worldwide prevalence of rosacea
• New treatments continue to be evaluated in research trials for rosacea (contact www.wcri.ca for more information).