A rare condition where small, hard stone-like deposits or concretions form within or on the eyelid glands or tissue.
From Greek 'blepharon' (eyelid) + 'lithos' (stone) + '-iasis' (presence of a condition). The 'litho-' root is used throughout medicine for stone-like deposits, from kidney stones to salivary calculi.
Stone formation in the body is usually associated with organs like kidneys or gallbladders, but the meibomian glands in your eyelids can also calcify and form hard deposits, especially if you have chronic eyelid inflammation — it's like your own body is turning your eyelids to stone.
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