Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients age 18 and above
- Patient with a palpable chalazion on any eyelid
- Patients with multiple chalazia but only single one on each lid
- Normal lid anatomy enabling lid eversion
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with chalazia with atypical features (recurring chalazion, abnormal
surrounding lid tissue, associated loss of lashed) that may indicate suspicion of
malignancy
- Patients allergic to any agents being used in the study (tobramycin, dexamethasone)
- Patients who have had previous eyelid surgery to the same eyelid as the chalazion
- Patients under 18 years of age
- Patients without palpable lid chalazion
- Patients with multiple chalazia on one eyelid
- Patients with concurrent eyelid infection (cellulitis or conjunctivitis)
- Patients unable to give consent