A stye is a type of eye infection that is caused by a blockage and subsequent infection of the oil glands in the eyelid.
The stye infection often involves the bacteria Staphylococcus, which result sin inflammation and formation of a painful and pus filled bump on your eyelid.
A bacterial infection in your eyelid or eyelid's oil producing glands is what causes most styes.
A chalazion can also be mistaken for a stye.
Both a stye and a chalazion involve bumps appearing on the eyelid, although a chalazion is often painless and develop further back on your eyelid and are also caused by blocked oil glands.
A stye is often painful and red and located at the edge of your eyelid and is often caused by a bacterial infection.
A few other conditions that can be mistaken for a stye are rosacea, eyelid inflammation and even blepharitis.
You can help to speed up the process of the stye healing by using gentle cleansing and warm compresses and even some STYE eye drops to help speed the healing of the Stye.
Applying a warm compress to the stye for 10 to 15 minutes at a time several times a day can help get rid of the stye faster.
A stye will pop on it's own in most cases and most styes go away without any treatment.
A stye is a small, painful and harmless bump on the eyelid that is caused by infection of an oil gland and as the infection progresses, the gland will fill with pus and eventually the pressure from the pus will cause the stye to burst open and drain on it's own which happens within a few days to a week.
A stye will look like a red and painful lump and will often look like a pimple that appears on the edge of your eyelid and near your eyelashes.
A stye can also form inside of your eyelid and might have a white or yellow center to it and indicate pus.
And the area around the stye may also be swollen and tender.
An external stye is a type of stye which appears on the outer edge of your eyelid, and most typically occurs at the base of an eyelash and it can also be noticeable as a small, red and painful bump.
An internal stye is a type of stye that develops on the inner side of your eyelid, and it can also be less visible from the outside, but it can also cause more pain as well as discomfort.
And styes are also often painful, especially when the stye is touched or when you blink.
To make a stye go away you can apply a warm compress for 15 minutes a day several times a day and even use some lubricating eye drops like STYE eye drops.
The eye drops that you should use for a stye are Stye Sterile Lubricant Eye drops which are available over the counter and are eye drops that are formulated to relieve minor irritation that is caused by styes.
If the stye doesn't go away then a doctor can prescribe some antibiotic eye drops or erythromycin ointment to help fight off the bacterial infection.