A stye is a bump that’s usually red and forms on the margin of your eyelid. Styes are not the same as pimples, but they are often compared to pimples because of the way they look. In addition to the ...

North Coast Eye Care A stye (hordeolum) is essentially a clogged oil gland in the lid. It occurs when one or multiple oil glands at the edge of an eyelid becomes infected with staph bacteria that ...

Styes are like pimples in that you often feel them coming on before they actually make a grand appearance on your face. And, just like when we get a pimple, we’re usually pretty desperate to get rid ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Are oral antibiotics ever prescribed to treat chalazions in addition to eye drops and ointment? I have had two this year for, seemingly, no reason. They were treated with tobramycin ...

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 ...

The monsoon season brings much-needed relief from the heat and dust, but increases the risk of various eye infections such as conjunctivitis, styes, and dry eyes. To protect your eyes, maintain proper ...