Eyelid Bumps

Have had a bump in eyelid for almost a year and a half. Does not hurt and has had hardly any growth or change..if any.I have no symptoms and cannot see the bump from the outside. I just randomly noticed it when I was rubbing my eye. I do have a history of rubbing my eyes a lot out of habit and honestly don't clean my eyes as well as I should. t's very firm.. almost feels like a piece of rice. Have another smaller version in the same eye.. and 2 in the other eyelid. In the other eyelid one is small.. and then there was a larger one on the eyelash line but has gone down. Have saw 2 doctors and they say they are blocked glands. Does this sound right? I'm 27 years old. I did have surgery in one eyelid for bumps that were filled with pus when I was 10 months old. Thanks for your help!

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You probably have chalazions (block glands that harden with time).  You probably have an underling condition such as blepharitis causing the problem.  It needs to be treated to prevent more styes/chalazions.

Dr. O.

[tomato124]

Thank you!