What is chalazion?
Also known as: chalazia (plural).
A chalazion is a persistent slow growing painless variably sized swelling or lump (or more than one) found anywhere in the upper and/or lower eyelid.
Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP
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