stye

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A stye (sometimes spelled sty) is a painful red bump on the edge of the eyelid caused by a blocked and infected oil-producing gland in the eyelash follicle or eyelid skin. 1 It can look similar to an acne pimple and is often filled with pus. 2 Treatment for styes can include warm compresses, antibiotics, steroid shots, or surgery. 3 4

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Summary A stye (sometimes spelled sty) is a painful red bump on the edge of your eyelid. It can look similar to an acne pimple. A stye forms when a tiny oil-producing gland in your eyelash follicle or eyelid skin becomes blocked and gets infected. The medical term for a stye is a hordeolum.
Stye (Sty): What Is It, Causes, Treatment & Prevention - Cleveland Clinic
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Summary A stye is a bacterial infection involving one or more of the small glands near the base of your eyelashes. It is similar to a boil or a pimple and is often painful. A stye (sty) is a red, painful lump near the edge of your eyelid that may look like a boil or a pimple. Styes are often filled with pus. A stye usually
Stye (sty) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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Summary Styes and chalazia are both lumps in or along the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infections or blepharitis. Styes are usually red, sore lumps near the edge of the eyelid, while chalazions are enlargements of an oil-producing gland in the eyelid. Treatment for styes and chalazions can include warm compresses, antibiotics, steroid shots, or surgery.
What Are Chalazia and Styes? - American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Summary It's a pimple or abscess that forms on your upper or lower eyelid. Sometimes the bacteria that normally live on the surface of your eyelid block an oil duct. Then it gets inflamed. Other times, germs and dead skin cells get trapped on the edge of your eyelid
Eye Stye & Chalazion: Causes and Treatments of Styes on Eyelids - WebMD
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A stye is a small, painful lump on or inside the eyelid or around the eye. The skin around the stye may be swollen and red and the stye may…
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A stye (hordeolum) is a tender red bump on the edge of the eyelid. It is an infection of a gland of the eyelid. The infection is most often caused…
Hordeolum (Stye) | Johns Hopkins Medicine
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An eye stye, also called a hordeolum or sty, is a common eye condition that causes a painful, red bump on the inside or outside of the eyelid. A stye …
Eye Styes (Causes, Symptoms & 5 Ways to Get Rid of Them) - Vision Center
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A stye (hordeolum) is a red bump, sort of like a pimple, that forms on the outside edge of the eyelid. Symptoms of a stye include: pain and swelling increased…
How to Get Rid of a Stye: 8 Home Remedies and Treatments - Healthline
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A stye, also known as a hordeolum, is a bacterial infection of an oil gland in the eyelid. This results in a red tender bump at the edge of the…
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What is a stye ? A stye is an infected oil gland in the eyelid. They are usually caused by bacteria, and they often develop along the eyelid margin, where eyelashes…
What Is a Stye (Sty) in the Eye? - All About Vision
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