Stye

Causes
Treatment
Complications
Home Remedies
Prevention

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Stye formation in the eye is a fairly common condition these days . Although this may seem like a minor annoyance, and there are a number of home remedies for this condition, styes should not be ignored or treated improperly. Our expert Dr Prachi Agase, a renowned Paediatric Ophthalmologist will shed some light on this condition.

An eye boil or a stye is a condition where one or more of the glands (openings) along the eyelid get blocked , and the collected fluid in the gland gets infected. This condition can be quite painful and cause reddening, swelling and itching of the eye lid.

Causes

Styes should be taken seriously and the child should be taken to a physician immediately. There are a number of underlying factors that can lead to stye formation such as

Uncorrected refractive errors,

Constant rubbing and scratching of the eye lid,

Fingering the lids and

Undue eye strain.

Treatment

On consultation with a physician the child will be prescribe a

Topical antibiotic,

Oral antibiotic and

A course of oral anti inflammatory’s .

The doctor may also like to check the child’s eye sight for uncorrected refractive errors. Usually if the child cannot see well enough, they tend to rub their eyelids or narrow the eyes so they can see better. This leads to stye formation.

Complications

Styes, if not treated properly,can lead to infection of the surrounding areas of the eye, causing a more serious and sever condition called Perceptal or Orbital Cellulitis. In this condition, the child’s eye and surrounding areas become red, swollen and the child will develop fever.