You can get a stye inside or outside your lower eyelid. A stye is also called a hordeolum. Although a stye is usually not serious, treatment is a good idea to prevent the spread of the underlying ...

A stye is a painful red lump that develops on the upper or lower eyelid, near the eyelashes. Styes, also called hordeolum, are a type of abscess. They result from a bacterial infection.

Styes are small pimple-like bumps on eyelids. They can be caused by a bacterial infection of the eyelid follicles or of the glands located around the eyelids and lashes. Here’s a look at the ...

A stye or sty, also known as a hordeolum, is a small, painful red lump that develops on the inside or outside of an eyelid. It is caused by a bacterial infection that can develop inside the root ...

A stye is a painful lump that develops on the upper or lower eyelid. Although both blepharitis and styes affect the eyelids, the two conditions have different symptoms, causes, and treatment options.

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD An eyelid bump is often a stye, a pimple-like bump that can be uncomfortable or unsightly but goes away on its own. Other causes include milia (milium ...

In the eyelid, either the meibomian glands along the edges of your eyelids, or the eyelash follicles can become infected, like a pimple on the eyelid. Both are common, causes discomfort, looks painful ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Are oral antibiotics ever prescribed to treat chalazions in addition to eye drops and ointment? I have had two this year for, seemingly, no reason. They were ...