Styes and Chalazia

A stye (sty or hordeolum) is a small, painful bump on the eyelid. Learn about causes, treatment, prevention, relief and when to see an eye doctor.

The key difference between an internal hordeolum and an external hordeolum is the location and type of eyelid gland affected.

A chalazion is a type of eyelid cyst that forms due to a blocked oil gland. Learn about their causes and treatments and how they are different from styes.

Most people who develop a stye (hordeolum) want it gone fast. Learn what to do (and what not to do) if you have a stye and how your doctor can treat it.

Styes are usually very short lived, though it feels like they last forever. Learn when you can expect them to heal and how to deal with recurring cases.

Learn all about over-the-counter eye stye treatments that can help relieve symptoms, as well as the prescription antibiotics used to treat stubborn styes.

Stye removal can require home remedies, steroid injections or even surgery in severe cases, but most styes heal and disappear on their own.

Eye styes are caused by bacteria that get trapped in eyelash follicles or the eyelids’ oil glands (meibomian glands).

Styes can be treated at home by keeping the area clean, applying warm compresses, pausing your makeup and contact lens routine, and more.