What is an internal stye and how is it treated?

Lid infection: This is a a type of pimple on the inside of the eyelid. It is caused by an infected, blocked gland. Most can be treated with very warm packs applied over the closed lids for 4 minutes at a time, 5 times per day. If persistent, see your ophthalmologist for more advanced treatment.

Warm compresses: 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. A stye is due to the orifice of an oil gland (mebomian gland) in the eyelid margin becoming inflamed, and not an infection, internal protrudes towards the eye and external o.