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  • Ophthalmic Surgery
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Chalazia are common eyelid lumps that can cause discomfort and visual disturbance.
  • Conservative management, including hot compresses, is often the first approach.
  • The efficacy of adding antibiotics or corticosteroids to hot compresses for chalazia treatment requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of hot compresses (HC) alone versus HC combined with tobramycin or tobramycin/dexamethasone for treating chalazia.
  • To evaluate the impact of these treatments on chalazion size, pain, and patient satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter, randomized clinical trial involving 149 patients with chalazia.
  • Patients were assigned to receive either HC, HC plus tobramycin, or HC plus tobramycin/dexamethasone for 4-6 weeks.
  • Outcomes included complete resolution rate, reduction in chalazion width, and patient-reported pain and satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in complete chalazion resolution was observed between the three treatment groups (p=0.78).
  • All treatment groups showed statistically significant reductions in chalazion size (p<0.001).
  • Chalazia present for a shorter duration (1.5 months) were more likely to completely resolve than those present for longer (2.2 months, p=0.04).

Conclusions:

  • Hot compresses, with or without tobramycin or tobramycin/dexamethasone, are effective first-line treatments for chalazia.
  • For chalazia present for over two months, more invasive treatments like incision and curettage or steroid injections may be more appropriate due to lower resolution rates with conservative therapies.