Ophthalmology · UKMLA & AKT
Chalazion
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- A chalazion is a chronic, sterile lipogranuloma of a Meibomian gland, caused by duct obstruction → lipid retention → foreign body granuloma formation. It is non-infective and typically self-limiting.
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