Xanthelasma

In the February 2025 edition of the Journal Ophthalmology, Dr. Yael Lustig-Barzelay and colleagues published a study about xanthelasma and dyslipidemia.

Xanthelasmas of the eyelids are fairly common; they are yellow plaques that frequently form on the nasal side of the eyelids. They are fatty deposits, so there have been studies that have tried to associate them with systemic cholesterol problems. However, the association is weak if it exists at all. This particular study found no association between cholesterol issues and xanthelasmas of the eyelids and thus appears on the “no association” side of the ledger.