Stye

Stye: Introduction

Stye: Eyelash inflammation and abscess. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Stye is available below.

Symptoms of Stye

• Red eyelid
• Swollen eyelid
• Painful eyelid
• Tender eyelid
• Eyelid abscess - see abscess
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Stye:

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Stye: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Stye

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Stye?

• Misdiagnosis of Stye
• Failure to diagnose Stye
• Hidden causes of Stye (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Stye

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Stye: Undiagnosed Conditions

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  • more ...»
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Stye: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
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Causes of Stye

• Staphyloccus
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Read more about causes of Stye

More information about causes of Stye:

• Underlying causes of Stye
• Stye as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Stye

• Watchful waiting - many cases resolve themselves.
• Hot compresses
• Eyelash removal
• Antibiotic eyedrops
• Antibiotic creams
• more treatments...»

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Prognosis for Stye

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Stye: Broader Related Topics

• Eyelid disorders
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Types of Stye

Stories from Users Related to Stye

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Definitions of Stye:

Purulent infection of one of the sebaceous glands of Zeis along the eyelid margin (external) or of the meibomian gland on the conjunctival side of the eyelid (internal). - (Source - Diseases Database)

An infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid - (Source - WordNet 2.1)