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A member asked:

My eyelid has been really sore tender and red now i'm getting what looks like a black eye, what could this be from?

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Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Send photo: Could be bug bite or early stye. Send photo to see if you need an office visit.

Answered 1/1/2017

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