Table 2.
Characteristics of the chalazia identified by clinical examinationa
| Total number of eyelids with chalazia | 85 (100) |
| Depth | |
| Superficial | 36 (42) |
| Deep | 49 (58) |
| Vertical position | |
| Involving eyelid margin | 18 (21) |
| Approaching eyelid margin | 51 (60) |
| Remote from eyelid margin | 16 (19) |
| Horizontal position | |
| Nasal | 18 (21) |
| Central | 43 (51) |
| Temporal | 24 (28) |
| Affected eyelid | |
| Lower | 33 (39) |
| Upper | 52 (61) |
| Presence of erythema | |
| None | 34 (40) |
| Mild/moderate | 44 (52) |
| Severe | 7 (8) |
| Presence of eyelid swelling | |
| None | 26 (31) |
| Mild/moderate | 57 (67) |
| Severe (full eyelid) | 2 (2) |
| Presence of pyogenic granuloma | |
| Yes | 7 (8) |
| No | 78 (92) |
| Bulbar conjunctival injection | |
| Yes | 10 (12) |
| No | 75 (88) |
| Meibomian gland plugging | |
| Yes | 27 (32) |
| No | 58 (68) |
| Inflamed eyelid margins | |
| Yes | 26 (31) |
| No | 59 (69) |
| Blepharitis present | |
| Yes | 21 (25) |
| No | 64 (75) |
a
Characteristics are for largest chalazion when more than one chalazion present on a single eyelid.