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Chalazion Learning Center

Complications could include:
A large chalazion can cause astigmatism due to pressure on the cornea. This will get better when the chalazion is treated.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 6, 2008
Most styes heal with minimal treatment in about a week. Recurring styes may be an indication of a chronic eye infection called Staphylococcus blepharitis . In this condition, the eyelids are crusty, reddened, and swollen. The eyes may itch and bur...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Astigmatism is an eye disorder in which the cornea (the clear tissue covering the front of the eye) is abnormally curved, causing out-of-focus vision.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 28, 2008
Astigmatism is the result of an inability of the cornea to properly focus an image onto the retina. The result is a blurred image.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Astigmatism results from an inability of the cornea to properly focus an image as a single point onto the retina, instead focusing the image on two different locations. The result is a blurred image.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Astigmatism is a problem of visual distortion caused by a misshapen cornea. The cornea acts as a focusing lens for the eye. If the cornea does not have the proper shape, the eye is unable to properly focus an image. Most people have a certain degr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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