Aim: To prospectively study the quality of care for chalazion surgery between nursing and medical staff. Methods: Patients who underwent chalazion removal surgery in the minor operations department at Western Eye Hospital between January 2010 to March 2010 by nursing staff and November 2010 to March 2011 by medical staff. Results: The service provided for chalazion removal was well received. Overall there was no difference between quality of care between the nursing and medical staff. There were some points highlighted by patients regarding the general practice referral and pre appointment information. Conclusion: Nurse led chalazion removal has shown to a safe effective solution to future economic rationalisation for elective minor procedures. A high level of quality of care for the service has been shown.