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What is the best home remedy for stye?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Warm compresses: Apply a warm washclothe to the eye four times per day with 5 to 10 minutes.

Answered 3/31/2013

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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, so antibiotics are not indicated.

Answered 11/7/2014

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