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Eye Stye : Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Eye stye is an infection of upper or lower eyelid, caused by bacteria. In medical terms, it is referred as hordeolum. It occurs in eyelids because eyelids have tear producing zeis gland, which keep the eye moisturized and soft. Tiny glands are present at the base of eyelid hair. Staphylococcal bacteria get trapped in the eyelash follicle and attack those glands and it gets inflamed. It creates itching also. While relieving this itching by rubbing, this infection gets transferred to other hair shafts. In few cases, multiples sties appear at the base of eyelid and this condition is called blepharitis.
Symptoms of Eye Stye:
There is inflammation, itching, swelling, redness, pain and you will feel heat at the corner of eyelids. It can affect the area around eyelashes and eyelids. Whenever an eye sty forms, it brings itching, inflammation and pain in the starting, followed by a small pimple. Tough it causes pain but it is harmless. It does not affect vision of eye. It goes away within few days when immune system of body combats the infection.
Let’s recapitulate the symptoms:
1 Eyes become red and there is feeling of pain and tenderness in eyes. Touching the eye sty aggravates this pain.
2 Constant tearing in eyes
3 There is inflammation in area around lumpy portion
4 While blinking, you will feel irritation.
5 You feel like scratching your eyes, as there is any foreign object in eyes.
6 There is lumpy swelling in eyelids.
7 Eyes become sensitive to bright light.
8 The eye affected by eye sty, has hazy vision temporarily.
What causes Eye-Stye
Staphylococcal bacteria mainly cause eye sty; there may be some other organisms responsible for this infection. This is a respiratory tract bacterium, found in nose and it gets transferred to eye by contact. When you first rub your nose and then instantly touch your eyes, this bacteria gets transferred. Diabetic patients too can have this problem. If your immune system is weak, these bacteria can attack your eyes. Any cosmetic eye products, like mascara and eyeliner can also irritate eyelids.
Treating Eye-Stye
Though eye sty is not seriously contagious but can transfer from person to person if immune system is not strong.
Eye sty can be outside the eyelid and gets healed in short time without any harm but when it is inside of eyelid, it forms pus filled cells which are to be treated by physician only. Most of the eye sties get healed up after five days. But you can speed up the healing process by applying some methods.
1 Wash the eye sty by warm water several times a day to prevent spreading of infection.
2 Take 2 cups of water and boil some acacia leaves in it to prepare hot compress for eyelids.
3 Pour prescribed antibiotic eye drops to fight infection.
4 If eye sty is serious and not responding to any treatment at home, you may require surgical drainage.
5 Grate potatoes and apply as poultice over eyes to reduce swelling
6 Take one tbsp of coriander seed and boil it in a cupful of water. Wash your eyes with this water up to 3-4 times.
7 Rub a clove over sill using water and apply this mixture at stye to dry infection.
8 Take 2-3 granules of alum and dissolve in a cup of water. Wash your eyes with this solution.
Tips for preventing eye stye :
There are some important tips to prevent formation of eye sty. To prevent eye sty, wash your hands after any activity or after going to bathroom. Avoid touching your eyes as most of the children do after being tired. Touching with bare hands should be avoided especially if you have sore eyes. Avoid using pressure to drain the eye sty; it will burst on its own. If you try to squeeze eye sty, infection can seep into the blood stream. Do not pop it like a pimple; it can increase the infection to other eye also. If you have touched any wound, pimple or boil, wash your hands thoroughly before touching eyes. Use clean disinfected cotton swab or cotton ball to clean areas around eye to avoid spreading of infection. Use two different cotton swabs for both eyes. Never share your eye makeup; face cloth or towel with others as sharing of these personal objects can cause spreading of infection among various people.
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