IN times of mass vaccination, instances of auto-inoculation from a vaccination pustule, or contamination from a recently vaccinated case, are not very uncommon. In the 4 months immediately following the outbreak of smallpox in Bradford (Douglas and Edgar, 1962), the Public Health Laboratory Service reported in the British Isles nineteen cases of accidental vaccinial infection of the eyes, and i...

purpose : primary localized amyloidosis of eyelid is a localized type of amyloidosis without evidence of systemic involvement, which is a quite rare clinical condition. here we report a case of primary localized amyloidosis of eyelid. case report : a 40-year-old woman presented with a four-month history of swelling of the left upper eyelid resulting in a mechanical ptosis. the mass had a firm b...

A chalazion is a localized area of granulomatous inflammation associated with lipid deposits and swelling of the eyelid. It occurs due to the obstruction of sebaceous glands, meibomian or Zeis, of which the former is more common. The meibomian gland may be obstructed due to varying etiologies including infection, inflammation, or neoplastic lesions. Chalazia may have a slow, insidious onset wit...

T here are at least three types of blinks, reflex, spontaneous, and voluntary, that can lower the lid as little as a few micrometers or completely close the eyes. Reflex blinks protect the eye, rapidly lowering the upper eyelid in response to an assortment of stimuli that could damage or signal damage to the eye. Because reflex blinks also occur in response to cornea1 drying, reflex blinks help...

A chalazion is a localized area of granulomatous inflammation associated with lipid deposits and swelling of the eyelid. It occurs due to the obstruction of sebaceous glands, meibomian or Zeis, of which the former is more common. The meibomian gland may be obstructed due to varying etiologies including infection, inflammation, or neoplastic lesions. Chalazia may have a slow, insidious onset wit...