Benign Eyelid Disorders Flashcards
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Benign eyelid disorders
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Includes:
- blepharitis
- chalazions
- xanthelasma
- dermatocholasis
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Blepharitis
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Inflammation of the eyelid margins from blocked meibomian glands or seborrhoeic dermatitis/staphylococcus infection
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Clinical features of blepharitis
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- bilateral
- grittiness and discomfort
- sticky eyes (in morning)
- red eyelid margins
- styes or chalazions
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Managing blepharitis
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- soften eyelid margin with warm compress
- ‘lid hygeine’ with cotton wool, warm water, baby shampoo
- artificial teats
5
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Chalazion
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- or ‘meibomian cyst’
- retention cyst of the meibomian gland of eye
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Clinical features of chalazion
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- palpable, non-tender nodule
- eyelid redness
- eyelid swelling
- ptosis
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8
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Chalazion differentials
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- hordeolum (stye)
- dacryocystitis
- dermoid cyst
- blepharitis
- BCC
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Hordeolum
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- stye
- acute bacterial infection
- pain, tenderness, erythema
- eye lid margin
10
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Dacryocystitis
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Inflammation of the lacrimal gland of the eye
11
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Xanthelasma
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Yellow deposits of cholesterol under the skin around the eyes
12
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Dermatochalasis
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- disorder of excess eyelid skin
- can lead to functional problems
- loss of peripheral vision