Eye Stye

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Eye Stye
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What is an Eye Stye?

• Looks like a small pimple like bump on the
  eyelid.
• Often has a yellow or white color to it.
• Can be on one eyelid or both due to
  cross-infection.
• Internal- on underside of lid, often swells and
  will disappear soon but may leave a cyst.
• External- small pimple next to eyelash then turns
  into painful swelling for several days.

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What an Eye Stye effects

• An eye stye is an infection or inflammation of
  the sweat gland on the eyelid.

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Signs of Eye Stye

• A bump near the edge of the eyelid that is red,
  swollen, hot, and very tender.
• Contact a doctor if
• The swelling does not subside within a few days
  or seems to be getting worse
• You have pain in or around the eye

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Cause

• The blocking of an oil gland at the base of an
  eyelash most commonly causes a stye
• Styes can be formed due to lack of sleep, poor
  nutrition, bad hygiene, or rubbing of the eyes.

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Treatment

• A warm compress is the primary form of treatment
  for a stye.
• If the stye worsens or does not begin to heal
  within 48 hours of starting the warm compress, a
  doctor should be contacted.
• Doctors can either prescribe ointment to speed up
  healing or puncture with a needle to speed up
  draining process.
• Never pop an eye stye by yourself, and always
  keep it clean and speed up healing.

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Worst Case Scenario

• If left untreated, an eye stye should go away on
  its own after 1 to 2 weeks.
• If treated, the stye may disappear after as
  little as four days.
• Worst case, the stye can cause a cosmetic
  deformity, corneal irritation, or require
  surgical removal in few cases.
• Eye sight can be impaired if the stye becomes too
  large.
• An infection of the eyelid may occur in rare
  cases, and very rarely has the infection ever
  spread throughout the body.

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Eye Stye Facts

• All ages of people can experience an eye stye,
  but most often, they occur in teens.
• More women than men get eye styes due to their
  makeup clogging an oil gland.
• Eye styes can be fatal if they turn into an
  infection and spread throughout the body.

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Work Cited

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