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My eye red and small pimple from few days, what to do?

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Dr. Leland Rosenblum answered

Stye: This is likely a stye. Apply hot wet compresses with a wash rag as warm as you can tolerate for 10 minutes four times a day to the affected eye

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/16/2016

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