Close-up of the lower eyelid in a 67 year old female patient showing a chalazion (meibomian cyst). It is caused by an obstruction of one of the meibom

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Close-up of the lower eyelid in a 67 year old female patient showing a chalazion (meibomian cyst). It is caused by an obstruction of one of the meibomian glands which lubricate the edge of the eyelid.

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Keywords: 67, chalazion, clinical, close, close-, condition, cyst, diagnosis, disease, disorder, eye, eyelid, female, geriatric, gland, healthcare, lubricate, medical, meibomian, obstruction, ophthalmology, patient, woman, year