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
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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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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
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Dacryocystitis

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Inflammation of the lacrimal gland of the eye

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Xanthelasma

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Yellow deposits of cholesterol under the skin around the eyes

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Dermatochalasis

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  • disorder of excess eyelid skin
  • can lead to functional problems
  • loss of peripheral vision
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