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A stye, also known as a hordeolum, is a bacterial infection of an oil gland in the eyelid. [4] This results in a red tender bump at the edge of the eyelid. [1] [5] The outside or the inside of the eyelid can be affected. [3] The cause of a stye is usually a bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus.
The best home remedies for treating a stye include washing your eyes with baby shampoo and applying a warm compress. 5 home remedies to treat styes naturally, according to eye doctors Skip to main ...
The main symptoms of styes include pain, redness of the eyelid and sometimes swollen eyelids. Styes usually disappear within a week without treatment. Otherwise, antibiotics may be prescribed and home remedies such as warm water compresses may be used to promote faster healing. Styes are normally harmless and do not cause long lasting damage.
Chalazion excision is an ambulant treatment and normally does not take longer than fifteen minutes. Nevertheless, owing to the risks of infection and severe damage to the eyelid, such procedures should only be performed by a medical professional. Chalazia may recur, and they will usually be biopsied to rule out the possibility of a tumour. [4]
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Long-term untreated blepharitis can lead to eyelid scarring, excess tearing, difficulty wearing contact lenses, development of a stye (an infection near the base of the eyelashes, resulting in a painful lump on the edge of the eyelid) or a chalazion (a blockage/bacteria infection in a small oil gland at the margin of the eyelid, just behind the ...
I dont think styes can last as long as 2 years, you might want to change that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.90.38.136 04:16, 16 February 2009 (UTC) In the article it is said that a stye lasts from up to 3 weeks to 2 years.