Unit 9: Red Eye
13: Chalazion
A very common chronic condition caused by inflammation of meibonium glands, with secondary lipogranulomatous inflammation.
More common in patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis and acne rosacea.
Symptoms
- Chronic painless, mildly tender, round swelling of eyelid
Treatment
- Conservative treatment initially (hot compresses twice daily for one month)
- Incision and curettage if persists
- Antibiotic eye drops do not help
D. Verity. Moorfields Manual of Ophthalmology. Ed. T Jackson.
