Styes are one of the most common causes of eye discomfort. Home care is often an effective, safe way to get rid of a stye. Styes are usually harmless, but in some cases, they require medical attention ...

North Coast Eye Care A stye (hordeolum) is essentially a clogged oil gland in the lid. It occurs when one or multiple oil glands at the edge of an eyelid becomes infected with staph bacteria that ...

You can usually expect a stye to heal on its own within a week. Try using a warm compress for 15 minutes four times daily to help a stye heal. You should never pop a stye to lower your risk of ...

Most styes do not need treatment and go away within a week. A stye locally known as akasekele is also sometimes called hordeolum. Dr George Edward Kakungulu, a general physician, says a stye is caused ...

A stye is a red bump that forms on the eyelid and can look and feel like a big pimple. This bump often feels swollen and painful to the touch. Styes are basically like acne that occurs on the eyelid, ...

A pimple on your eyelid usually isn't acne — it's probably a stye, chalazion, or xanthelasma. A stye is a round, red bump that can be treated with a warm compress to drain the pus. A chalazion is ...

Wear eye makeup to bed or don’t wash your face well and you may wind up with pimple-like styes on your eyelids. The bumps don’t typically lead to vision loss, but can cause scarring if not treated. Dr ...

Bacteria can be the underlying cause of both blepharitis and styes. But styes are the result of an infection and cause a painful lump, while blepharitis is eyelid inflammation. If your eye is ...

A stye is a painful red bump located at the base of an eyelash or under or inside the eyelid. The medical term for a stye is hordeolum. A stye results from an acute infection of the oil glands of the ...