Eye Styes: Exploring the World of Eye Styes

By Ruth Green

Hordeolums, or eye styes, are a frequent and usually benign infection of the eyelid. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection and is characterised by a red, uncomfortable bump on the edge of the eyelid. Any age can be affected by sties, which can appear on the upper or lower eyelid.
Styes mostly come in two varieties:
External Stye, or External Hordeolum:
The lashes' hair follicles are the source of this kind of cyst. It feels like a painful, red bump on the outside corner of the eyelid.
Internal Stye, or Internal Hordeolum:
Within the eyelid's oil glands, an internal stye forms. It appears on the inside of the eyelid as a painful swelling.
Styes can be painful and cause momentary blurriness of vision, but they are usually not serious and go away on their own. Styes can resemble a boil or zit and are frequently loaded with pus.
Origins of Ocular Styes:
Most frequently, Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are the cause of bacterial infections that induce styes. The illness arises from clogged oil glands or hair follicles in the eyelids, which causes a stye to f

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CV1F7G5J
• ISBN13: 9798876854049
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"