Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elizabeth D. Muckley, OD, FAAO: An internal hordeolum is a bacterial infection of one of the meibomian glands in ...

A chalazion and a hordeolum are both bumps on the eyelid. A hordeolum, also called a stye, is caused by bacterial infection, while a chalazion results from an obstructed gland. Knowing whether you ...

The differential diagnosis for a patient with this presentation should include both a hordeolum and a chalazion. The key to distinguishing these two common lid lesions is the presence of pain, which ...

Styes are one of the most common causes of eye discomfort. Home care is often an effective, safe way to get rid of a stye. Styes are usually harmless, but in some cases, they require medical attention ...

A chalazion is a small, slow-growing lump or cyst that develops within the eyelid. A chalazion bump may clear up on its own, and home remedies can help with healing. Medical treatments may be ...

The doctor told me it was a stye but look at me now... I climbed down the ladder, grabbed a tissue and dabbed at my right eye. “What you crying about this time!?” joked one of the other blokes. I ...

Why Has Her Diagnosis Changed? It is likely that this patient's external hordeolum developed into a chalazion after the initial inflammation resolved. Internal hordeola may also eventually develop ...