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Eye Stye
By: Carissa Preboth and
Hayley Meisch
Description
 An
external stye starts out as a small round
spot next to an eyelash. Then, it turns into
red painful swelling. It lasts a few days and
then bursts and heals. An internal stye can
leave a cyst or nodule that usually needs
drained.
Scientific Description
 Affects
the eyelid area
Internal Stye
2 Styes
External Stye
Symptoms
 Redness,
swelling, pain, or tenderness in
part of the eye. Usually accompanied by
blurred vision, tears, and the feeling of
something in the eye.
Causes
 An
eye stye is caused by
staphylococcal bacteria.
 An infection of an eyelash
follicle, apocrine gland, or
Staphylococcal
sebaceous gland (which
bacteria
produces an oily substance
called sebum that lubricates the
eyelash to prevent it from drying
out) also causes a stye.
Cure
 Use
a warm cloth several times every day
until the stye clears up.
 Keep the area around your eye clean.
 If the stye persists, a doctor may remove
the eyelash close to the stye or use a
needle to drain it.
Worst Case Scenario
 Vision
may become blurry
 Stye lasts for several weeks when
untreated
 Cosmetic deformity
 In rare cases, an infection can
occur. It very rarely spreads
throughout the body.
 Surgical removal
Facts
 Styes
can be prevented by: removing
eye makeup daily, disinfecting contact
lenses, and cleaning eyes everyday.
 Chalazia are the result of a chronic
stye when the inflammation runs its
course but the painless bump remains.
 Styes are very common. People of all
ages can develop a sty, and men and
women are equally affected.
Works Cited
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