Hordeola and Chalazia

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1. C. Lederman, MD* 2. M. Miller, MD* 1. 2. *Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 1. Conservative Treatment of Chalazia . Perry HD, Serniuk RA. Ophthalmology . 1980;87:218-221 [OpenUrl][1][PubMed][2] 2. Ophthalmic Surgical Procedures . Hersh PS. 1988:33-35 Little-Brown& Co Boston, Mass 3. Intralesional Corticosteroid Therapy of Chalazia . Pizzarello LD, Jacobiec FA, Hofeldt AJ. Am J Ophthalmol . 1978;85:818-821 [OpenUrl][3][PubMed][4][Web of Science][5] 4. Lids . Hoyt C, Lambert S. In: Taylor D, ed. Pediatric Ophthalmology . 1990:153-154 Blackwell Scientific Publiations Boston, Mass Hordeola and chalazia are the most common acquired lid lesions in childhood. Their sites of origin are the sebaceous glands of the eyelids—the meibomian glands and the glands of Zeis. These holocrine glands produce a lipid material that normally forms the superficial layer of the tear film. There are 20 to 30 meibomian glands in the upper lid and 10 to 20 in the lower. They are embedded in the tarsal plate, the collagenous supporting structure of the lids, and are independent of hair follicles. The glands of Zeis are associated with eyelash follicles. A hordeolum, commonly referred to as a stye, is formed by the infection of a meibomian (internal hordeolum) or Zeis (external hordeolum) gland. … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DOphthalmology%26rft.stitle%253DOphthalmology%26rft.aulast%253DPerry%26rft.auinit1%253DH.%26rft.volume%253D87%26rft.issue%253D3%26rft.spage%253D218%26rft.epage%253D221%26rft.atitle%253DConservative%2Btreatment%2Bof%2Bchalazia%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F7422261%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=7422261&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F20%2F8%2F283.atom [3]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DAmerican%2Bjournal%2Bof%2Bophthalmology%26rft.stitle%253DAm%2BJ%2BOphthalmol%26rft.aulast%253DPizzarello%26rft.auinit1%253DL.%2BD.%26rft.volume%253D85%26rft.issue%253D6%26rft.spage%253D818%26rft.epage%253D821%26rft.atitle%253DIntralesional%2Bcorticosteroid%2Btherapy%2Bof%2Bchalazia.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F677208%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=677208&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F20%2F8%2F283.atom [5]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=A1978FE64300011&link_type=ISI