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Stye of the upper eyelid 8-year-old boy with an external hordeolum of lower lid. The first sign of a stye is a small, yellowish spot at the center of the bump that develops as pus and expands in the area. [7] Other stye symptoms may include: A lump on the top or bottom eyelid; Localized swelling of the eyelid; Localized pain; Redness; Tenderness
A chalazion may occur following a stye or from hardened oils blocking the gland. [2] The blocked gland is usually the meibomian gland, but can also be the gland of Zeis. [8] A stye and cellulitis may appear similar. [2] A stye, however, is usually more sudden in onset, painful, and occurs at the edge of the eyelid. [2] Cellulitis is also ...
Eyelid affected by stye. Hordeolum is an infection of the sebaceous glands of Zeis usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, similar to the more common condition Acne vulgaris. It is characterized by an acute onset of symptoms and it appears similar to a red bump placed underneath the eyelid.
A pterygium of the eye (pl.: pterygia or pterygiums, also called surfer's eye) is a pinkish, roughly triangular tissue growth of the conjunctiva onto the cornea of the eye. [2]
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So etymology doesn’t help. Various sources have listed chalazion as a non-infectious blocked oil gland and hordeolum as an infected blocked oil gland, but I’ve also seen the opposite. And “stye” seems almost a interchangeable layperson’s version which can refer to either the infectious and noninfectious versions.
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