Eyelid bumps are painful, red lumps at the edge of the eyelid, typically where the lash meets the lid. Bacteria or a blockage in the eyelid’s oil glands cause most eyelid bumps. Eyelid bumps are often ...

A chalazion (pronounced ka-LAY-zee-un), also known as a meibomian cyst, is a type of fluid-filled bump on the upper or lower eyelid. Chalazia (plural of chalazion) are sometimes confused with sties. A ...

Medically reviewed by David Strosberg, MD Key Takeaways Chalazion surgery is recommended if the bump doesn't improve with ...

With at-home treatments, a chalazion should decrease in size over time. If you need surgery to remove a chalazion, you can expect some bruising and swelling for up to 2 weeks while it’s healing. A ...

Why Has Her Diagnosis Changed? It is likely that this patient's external hordeolum developed into a chalazion after the initial inflammation resolved. Internal hordeola may also eventually develop ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elizabeth D. Muckley, OD, FAAO: An internal hordeolum is a bacterial infection of one of the meibomian glands in ...

To present four patients who developed large cystic lesions attached to the tarsal plate at the site of previously drained chalazion. Four patients (one male and three females) with a mean age of 22 ...