While a stye can develop on either the inner or outer part of the eyelid, it most commonly appears on the outside. Types of Stye: * External Stye: Forms on the outer part of the eyelid and ...

Your son's stye is also known as a chalazion or Meibomian cyst. It is a small lump on the eyelid due to a blocked oil gland, and can occur on any eyelid. Your son's eyelids contain many oil ...

The term stye is a 17th century word ... typically resulting in a discrete granuloma within the conjunctiva of the upper eyelid, along with a swollen, possibly suppurative ipsilateral preauricular ...

Hordeolum (AKA stye) A hordeolum is the medical term ... the lining of the white surface of the eye and inside of the eyelids –– becomes inflamed due to a bacteria (bacterial conjunctivitis ...