How to treat a sty?

Warm compresses: Apply a warm wet washclothe to your eyelid four times per day. If this does not cause the stye to resolve, see an ophthalmologist.

Compresses!: You can use warm compresses - a washcloth with warm water and hold it to the closed eye for 5-10 minutes 3 times a day. You can massage it with your fingers after the compress, but do not aggravate it. You are trying to get it to drain on its own. You may need it incised and drained if this does not work. A sty is not and infection, so antibiotics do not help. It is a clogged oil gland of lid.

Warm compresses: A sty, is a sealed off secretion gland of the eye. Warm compresses are usually all that is needed to get the sty to pop and drain and thus go away. Use the compresses as often as you can but at least 3-4 times per day. Your doc may also give you eye drops.

Stye in eye: Use warm compresses twice a day for 5 minutes at a time. If not better in a week, call your local ophthalmologist for a topical antibiotic.

Compresses and meds: Hot compresses with cotton balls 3-4 times a day for 20 minutes addition of an antiobiotic anti-inflammatory drop( tobradex (tobramycin and dexamethasone) works well) 4 times a day works well. (see an ophthalmologist .).