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I have a painless hard lump in my eyelid that hasn't gone away with antibiotic eye drops, or occasional heat compresses. what could this be?
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Chalazion?: Well your treatment strategy may work for an infected eye or eyelid pustule (sty), but not all eyelid bumps will respond to this. A chalazion occurs from a sty that doesn't resolve & backs up far into the eyelid. It may become painless once inflammation resolves, but usually it needs an incision. Other bumps may occur that can be benign (cysts, papilloma, xanthelsma, milia), others bad (basal cell
Answered 11/14/2014
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Probable chalazion: a chalazion is caused by inflammation in meibomian glands. Initial treatment consists of warm compresses to the area for 5 minutes 4 times a day,along with lid scrubs.If this doesn't solve the problem,then drops(azasite) can be prescribed.Surgical removal is available if all else fails.
Answered 4/6/2016
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