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Chalazion and Styes

Chalazia (chalazion) and styes are due to clogged oil glands of the eyelid and can become inflamed or infected.  With chalazia, you will notice a painless bump on the eyelid whereas a stye will be a bump that appears red and inflamed with tenderness in the area.  Styes and chalazia often improve with hot compresses and lid massage but a small residual bump may persist.  If they do not improve, we often prescribe an antibiotic and steroid ointment.  Other options we offer include excision of the lesion or injection of steroids directly into the chalazion or stye.

You can read more about chalazion and styes here.

Photo of a chalazion (courtesy of the American Academy of Ophthalmology)

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​Medical eye care (Ophthalmology / Optometry) including:

• Complete eye testing and vision testing
• Eye glasses and prescriptions
• Contact lenses and fitting
  
• Specialty contact lenses (Keratoconus, etc)
  
• LASIK / PRK Evaluation
• Cataract diagnosis and treatment
• Glaucoma diagnosis and treatment
• Macular degeneration diagnosis and treatment
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​Surgical treatment (Ophthalmology) including:

• Cataracts including toric or multi-focal lenses
• Laser/bladeless cataract surgery 
• Glaucoma treatment and lasers
• Diabetic injections and lasers
• Wet macular degeneration treatment​
• Chalazion/Stye excision and injection​