Purpose: Comparison between the effectiveness of intralesional injection of long acting steroid (Triamcinolone acetonide) and surgical management (Incision and Curettage). Method: Hospital-based, two arm, prospective, comparative, interventional studyon 100patients who presented with chalazion who fulfill inclusion and exclusion criteria and gave informed consent were taken for the study. Preop...

purpose: to report a rare malignant melanoma with chalazion-like presentation.  case report: a 36-year old woman with a chalazion-like mass in the left upper lid, having been resected twice, was referred to our center for the management of recurrence. the total resection of the suspicious area was done. histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. the appropriate r...

A chalazion is a localized area of granulomatous inflammation associated with lipid deposits and swelling of the eyelid. It occurs due to the obstruction of sebaceous glands, meibomian or Zeis, of which the former is more common. The meibomian gland may be obstructed due to varying etiologies including infection, inflammation, or neoplastic lesions. Chalazia may have a slow, insidious onset wit...

AIM To study prospectively the outcome of conservative and surgical treatment of chalazia provided by medical and nursing staff. METHODS During a 5 month recruitment period all patients attending a district general eye hospital for treatment of chalazion were included in the study. 129 patients (217 visits) with chalazia were seen by either a senior nurse or a trainee ophthalmologist (senior ...

A chalazion is a localized area of granulomatous inflammation associated with lipid deposits and swelling of the eyelid. It occurs due to the obstruction of sebaceous glands, meibomian or Zeis, of which the former is more common. The meibomian gland may be obstructed due to varying etiologies including infection, inflammation, or neoplastic lesions. Chalazia may have a slow, insidious onset wit...

Purpose. To develop a classification of meibomitis accounting for the diverse course and stages progression offer guidelines treatment based on algorithm proposed. Materials methods . We observed 56 patients aged 4 to 68 (average age 33 years), which 42 (75 %) were followed up periods from 3 60 days. The received basic complex conservative treatment, probing meibomian gland with an eyelash duri...

purpose: to evaluate the effect of location and size of chalazia on refractive error, corneal topography and visual acuity. methods: this randomized non-controlled clinical trial was conducted on patients with chalazion aged more than 3 years with minimum duration of one month. all patients underwent chalazion excision by the internal or external approach. results: two-hundred and fifty-three e...