Why Trade a Bump for a Scar When You Can Just Get Rid of a Bump? Facial skin lesions can be a source of concern for many, not only due to potential health implications but also because of their impact on appearance. The good news is that advanced medical techniques now allow for the nonsurgical …
When is a chalazion not a chalazion? When it is a true tarsal cyst. Have a look at this lump on the eyelid. Then have a look at the everted eyelid. Notes something striking???? IT IS NOT INFLAMED AND THERE IS NO OIL GLAND DISEASE A chalazion is the clinical manifestation of oil gland disease, …
This man had radiation applied to the eye to treat a pterytgium over 20 years earlier. Over time, the radiation causes melting of the wall of the eye, and a dark patch appears where radiation was applied. This dark patch is actually the colour inside the eye, which has now become visible because the wall …
Pterygium grow from the white of the eye over the coloured part of the eye. Mostly they arise from the nose and grow outwards, but they can do the reverse, and grow from the outside in, and some people can have both of them. This lady in her 50’s had pterygia on both sides of …
Radiation puts a hole in the wall of the eye This man received radiation treatment for a pterytgium 20 years earlier. Over time, the radiation caused the wall of the eye to melt, and a dark patch appeared where radiation was applied. This dark patch is actually the colour inside the eye, which has now …