A hordeolum is usually caused by a bacterial staph infection and results in pain, swelling, and redness. A hordeolum looks like a pus-filled lump or pimple at the ...EyeandVisionConditionsAcanthamoebaAccommodativeDysfunctionAmblyopiaAnteriorUveitisAstigmatismBlepharitisCataractChalazionColorVisionDeficiencyComputerVisionSyndromeConcussionsConjunctivitisConvergenceInsufficiencyCornealAbrasionDiabeticRetinopathyDryEyeEyeCoordinationFloaters&SpotsGlaucomaHyperopiaKeratitisKeratoconusMacularDegenerationMigrainewithAuraMyokymiaMyopiaNystagmusOcularAllergiesOcularHypertensionOcularMigrainePingueculaPresbyopiaPterygiumPtosisRetinalDetachmentRetinoblastomaRetinitisPigmentosaStrabismusSubconjunctivalHemorrhageVision-RelatedLearningProblemsHealthyEyes/EyeandVisionConditions/HordeolumHordeolum(stye)Ahordeolum,commonlycalleda“stye”,isaninfectionofanoilglandattheedgeoftheeyelid.Ahordeolumisusuallycausedbyabacterialstaphinfectionandresultsinpain,swelling,andredness. Ahordeolumlookslikeapus-filledlumporpimpleattheedgeoftheeyelid.Treatmentincludeswarmcompressesandantibioticeyedropsorointments. Hordeolacanbepreventedbykeepingtheeyelidsclean,removingmakeupatbedtime,replacingeyemakeupeverythreemonths,andhandwashingbeforetouchingtheareaaroundtheeyes. Donotattempttosqueezeordrainthestyeyourself. Contactyoureyedoctorimmediatelyiftherednessandswellingextendbeyondyoureyelidtoyourcheekorotherpartsofyourface.Causes&riskfactorsSomepeoplearemorepronetodevelopahordeolum,butitisalsoassociatedwith:Contactlenswear.Poorhygiene.Usingeyemakeupthatisoldorcontaminated.Blepharitis,aninflammationorinfectionoftheeyelids.Systemicconditionssuchasrosacea,seborrheicdermatitis,ordiabetes.SymptomsSwelling,redness,painortendernessoftheeyelid.Feelinglikethereissomethinginyoureye.Excessivetearing.Crustingoftheeyelid.DiagnosisAhordeolumisbestdiagnosedbyyoureyedoctor,whocanadviseyouontreatmentoptions.Necessarytestingmightinclude:Patienthistorytodeterminesymptomsandthepresenceofanygeneralhealthproblemsthatmaybecontri