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Whats internal hordeolum?

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Dr. Ilan Cohen answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Stye: This is more commonly known as a stye. It is an infection of an oil-producing gland in the eyelid. The usual treatment is hot compresses and frequent cleaning of the eyelid. See your eye doctor if you are concerned.

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Warm compresses: A hordeoulum is due to the orifice of an oil gland (mebomian gland) in the eyelid margin becoming inflamed, and clogged forming a nodule, internal protrudes towards the eye. Warm compresses (wash cloth with hot water and hold it on the stye for 5-10 minutes, reheating as needed), or surgical incision and drainage, or steroid have been the only effective treatments demonstrated get rid of a stye.

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