Patient's question:
Doctor! My child, who is two and a half years old, has developed a chalazion on their eye. It has been about one and a half months, and the pediatric hospital prescribed eye drops along with cold compresses for half an hour each day. There has been some improvement, but it has not completely disappeared yet. Are there any effective non-surgical, strict treatments for chalazions? Additionally, regarding diet, can they not follow a vegetarian diet?Doctor's answer:
A chalazion is a non-infectious inflammation of the meibomian glands in the eyelid. From a pathogenesis perspective, it has no relation to infection; it is primarily due to excessive secretion of the meibomian glands in children. Attention should be paid to a light diet and avoiding foods that are likely to cause internal heat, especially when constipation occurs. Current medications are difficult to promote the self-healing of chalazions, so it is still recommended to undergo surgery at the hospital. If surgery is not desired, cold compresses can be applied, which may offer a chance for self-healing.