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Overview

A stye (Template:IPAEng) or hordeolum (Template:IPA) is an infection of the sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes.^[1] While they produce no lasting damage, they can be quite painful.

Causes

Styes are generally caused by a Staphylococcus aureus bacteria infection and are particularly common in infants, though people of any age may experience them. They can be triggered by stress, poor nutrition or lack of sleep.^[2]^[3]

A stye can be secondary, caused by blepharitis. A blocked oil gland near the eye, a chalazion, is often mistaken for a stye.^[4]

Signs and symptoms

The first signs are tenderness, pain, and redness in the affected area. Later symptoms that arise include swelling, watering of the eye, sensitivity to light, and discomfort during blinking. A yellowish bump develops in the affected area.

Treatment

Most styes will drain on their own though this may be accelerated with a hot or warm compress, or by pulling out the eyelash. Styes typically resolve within 1 week with treatment. While a stye is technically a pimple and can be popped, doing so is not recommended without technical expertise^[5] due to their proximity to the eye. Styes may also cause a bruising feeling around the eye which can be treated with a warm cloth. Doctors recommend making a solution of diluted baby shampoo to apply to the eye, to clean the infection out.

Medical professionals will sometimes lance a particularly persistent or irritating stye with a needle, to accelerate its draining.^[6] A stye's spread or expansion can also be fought with the use of antibiotic ointment akin to Neosporin^[7] (e.g. Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment), a special version being available for styes, which can be applied in a ribbon along the lid, on either inside or out. Medical professionals may also prescribe Amoxicillin for over a period of a week.^[8]

If a stye bursts care must be taken to cleanse the wound to prevent infection.

Contact lenses should never be worn during treatment for a stye. Eye makeup can be worn but is not recommended.

Alternative remedies

There are various folk remedies for curing a stye, ^[9], though they are not recommended by professionals.

A homœopathic approach may be to use pulsatilla or staphysagria, or to suggest bathing the eye with hot water and pressure.^[10]

References

↑ Eyelid lumps, on, inside or under the eye lid. Retrieved March 19 2007
↑ http://www.visionweb.com/content/consumers/dev_consumerarticles.jsp?RID=34
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_the_doctor/styes.shtml
↑ Styes, AllAboutVision.com. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
↑ http://www.wingeyecare.com/Ocular%20Diseases/styes.htm
↑ http://www.medicinenet.com/sty/page2.htm#tocf
↑ http://www.cosmeticsdiary.com/eye-stye.htm
↑ http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic415.htm
↑ such as rubbing a gold ring on the affected area Folk remedies, The Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved March 19 2007
↑ Stye, Dr Lockie's homœopathic healthcare. Retrieved March 19 2007

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[1] Eyelid lumps, on, inside or under the eye lid. Retrieved March 19 2007

[2] ttp://www.visionweb.com/content/consumers/dev_consumerarticles.jsp?RID=34

[3] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_the_doctor/styes.shtml

[4] Styes, AllAboutVision.com. Retrieved August 20, 2006.

[5] ttp://www.wingeyecare.com/Ocular%20Diseases/styes.htm

[6] ttp://www.medicinenet.com/sty/page2.htm#tocf

[7] ttp://www.cosmeticsdiary.com/eye-stye.htm

[8] ttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic415.htm

[9] such as rubbing a gold ring on the affected area Folk remedies, The Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved March 19 2007

[10] Stye, Dr Lockie's homœopathic healthcare. Retrieved March 19 2007

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