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A stye happens when one of the glands along your eyelid is clogged and irritated, just like when a skin gland on your face becomes a pimple.MenuMedicalReferenceVideoSlideshows&ImagesNewsReferenceSlideshowsQuizzesVideosQuestions&AnswersFindanOphthalmologistLASIKVisionProblemsCommonEyeProblemsPinkeye-ConjunctivitisGlaucomaStyesPupil&IrisProblemsCataractsMacularDegenerationEyelidProblemsChildren'sEyeHealthOcularMigrainesMoreRelatedTopicsEyeHealthReferenceMenuReviewedbyWhitneySeltmanonMarch30,2020InthisArticleWhatIsaStye?StyeTreatmentsAreStyesContagious?StyePreventionWhatIsaStye?Ifyouhaveasmallredbump,sometimeswithawhitehead,insideoroutsideyoureyelid,it'sprobablya stye.Itlookslikeapimple,anditmightbesore.Butit'snotusuallyseriousandwon'taffectyourvision.A stye happenswhenoneoftheglandsalongyoureyelidiscloggedandirritated,justlikewhena skin glandonyourfacebecomesapimple.Peopleusuallyhavestyesonjustoneeyelid,butyoucanhavetheminboth eyes atthesametime.A stye maybeaone-timething,oritmaycomeback.  StyeTreatmentsMoststyesburstor goawayontheirownafterseveraldays.Butcleaningitwillhelpbringthepus out.Then,itwilldrainonitsown.Youcandoafewthingstogetridofitfaster:Afterwashingyourhands,soakacleanwashclothinverywarm(butnothot)waterandputitoverthestye.Dothisfor5to10minutesseveraltimesaday.Gentlymassagetheareawithacleanfingertotrytogetthecloggedglandtoopenanddrain.Keepyourfaceandeyesclean.Getridofanycrustaroundyoureye.Babyshampooisaninexpensive,gentlecleanser.Takepainrelieverslikeibuprofeniftheareaissore.Don’tweareyemakeupwhileyouhaveastye.Wearglassesinsteadofcontactlenseswhileyouhaveastye.Afterit’shealed,cleananddisinfectyourlensesbeforeputtingtheminagain.Orswitchtoanewpair.ContinuedBecausethestyelookslikeapimple,youmightwanttosqueezeorpopit.Don'tdothat.Itcanspreadtheinfectionormakeitworse.Styesthatcomebackmightbetiedtoaneyeconditioncalledblepharitis. Ifyougetstyesalot,talktoyoureyedoctor.Youshouldalsoseeyourdoctorif:Astyedoesn'tgetbetterafterafewdays,orifitgetsworse.Youreye(notjustyo


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