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Further Reading

Keywords

chalazion, chalazia, infection of the eyelid margin, inflammation of the eyelid margin, external hordeolum, internal hordeolum, Staphylococcus aureus, Zeiss sebaceous glands, Moll sebaceous glands, meibomian glands, blepharitis, diabetes, seborrhea

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