Question 1

i have a pimple under my eyeball. it is painful. it's clear. does not look like a stye. not on the outside but painful and even more when i blink?

Accepted Answer

Get examined: to rule out herpes ophthalmicus ( blisters around your eyes.), Do not squeeze the pimple. You will also need to have a thorough eye exam to make sure infection has not spread into your eyeball.

Question 2

the inner corner of my eye is swollen, painful and hurts when i blink. ive researched and everythings coming up as a stye but it doesn't look like one?

Accepted Answer

Eyelid pain: You may have a cyst in one of the eyelid glands or even a stone or blockage in a tear duct
try a warm compress or visit your family doctor if there is redness or discharge

Question 3

i know i have sinusitis. i also just got preseptal cellulitis. it doesn't look like a stye. there is no pus head. whole lid is swollen. the 2 linked?

Accepted Answer

Go to the ER: It is impossible to say without being able to do an exam but I am concerned about a devastating condition called mucormycosis. It is a rare fungal infection that often affects the sinus and can spread rapidly. You should probably go to the er and be evaluated by an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon).

Question 4

i had a chalazion for an eye stye 2 weeks ago and now i feel like it is regrowing. is it possible and what should i do?

Accepted Answer

Try topical heat: For several days try very warm soaks with a washcloth under very warm (not hot) water.  Apply this for five minutes at a time and do it five times per day.  If it persists after four days, then see the ophthalmologist who removed the initial lesion.

Question 5

i have a stye inside of my eye on the waterline and it looks like it may pop. my contact does move around because of the swelling. what if it pops?

Accepted Answer

A atye: Can you see it?. A stye develops when an oil gland at the edge of an eyelid becomes infected. Resembling a pimple on the eyelid, a stye can grow on the inside or outside of the lid. The first signs are pain, redness, swelling and tenderness. After symptoms appear, a small pimple will develop in the affected area. Usually this is accompanied with a swollen eye. Wash the face and hands, do not squiz

Question 6

what looks like a stye on his lower eye lid yet it has been there for months and isn't getting any better with medicated ointment or medicated drops?

Accepted Answer

: Probably a chalazion.
A chalazion presents as a firm nontender nodule without signs of inflammation and tends to be chronic.  No treatment is necessary unless the nodule becomes large enough to distort vision or to be cosmetic blemish.

Question 7

why do i get styes around my eyes?

Accepted Answer

Blocked glands: You likely have a skin condition which is leading to blockages of the glands in the eyelids (blepharitis). These blockages lead to the styes that you see.  An ophthalmologist would be able to tell you if your eyelids have any tendency toward getting these styes, and offer you specific suggestions. Some people benefit from chronic lid hygeine or even oral medicines to prevent chronic styes.

Question 8

i keep getting recurring styes in both my eyes. what is the cause of this?

Accepted Answer

Blepharitis: Most likely you have blepharitis.  See an ophthalmologist for management of this chronic condition.

Question 9

i popped 2 styes on the inside of my eye, there is 1 more in there. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

See an eye doctor!: I suppose I wonder why you're having so many!  See an eye doctor to evaluate them.  Until then, most doctors just recommend warm compresses on your eye to let them come to a head and drain on their own.

Question 10

how to pop an eye stye?

Accepted Answer

No - don't pop: Anything!   microwave a clean potato with the skin on for four minutes.  Wet a wash cloth or small towel with warm or hot water. Squeeze out the excess water and wrap it around the potato. Apply this to the eye lid until it cools down (about 15minutes).This can be repeated intermittently. Please see your opthamologist if no improvement.

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I have a pimple under my eyeball. it is painful. it's clear. does not look like a stye. not on the outside but painful and even more when i blink?

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The inner corner of my eye is swollen, painful and hurts when i blink. ive researched and everythings coming up as a stye but it doesn't look like one?

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I know i have sinusitis. i also just got preseptal cellulitis. it doesn't look like a stye. there is no pus head. whole lid is swollen. the 2 linked?

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I had a chalazion for an eye stye 2 weeks ago and now i feel like it is regrowing. is it possible and what should i do?

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I have a stye inside of my eye on the waterline and it looks like it may pop. my contact does move around because of the swelling. what if it pops?

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What looks like a stye on his lower eye lid yet it has been there for months and isn't getting any better with medicated ointment or medicated drops?

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Why do i get styes around my eyes?

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I keep getting recurring styes in both my eyes. what is the cause of this?

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I popped 2 styes on the inside of my eye, there is 1 more in there. what should i do?

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