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A member asked:
Have had a stye for 3 months, greatly improved but still very noticeable, doesn't hurt but is very ugly, y can't i wear contacts? it doesn't hurt my eye when i eat contacts but i'm wondering if it makes my eye worse.
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Chalazion: Your stye has probably transposed into a chalazion- a cystic nodule in the lid where the stye once was. This can be removed in an office procedure by your ophthalmologist. In the meantime, there is no reason why you cannot wear contact lenses as they will not aggravate or cause a stye
Answered 1/13/2016
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