What is the best way to deal with a sty ?

Warm compresses: Pour hot water, not boiling water, into a coffee cup and put a few cotton balls in the cup. Apply a warm compress to the sty and keep applying a fresh warm compress for 10-15 minutes, 3-4 times a day. The sty should come to a head and discharge pus. If it does not, an ophthalmologist can drain the lesion and prescribe topical antibiotics.

Sty: A sty is a moderately inflamed "sweat duct" in the eyelid. I tell my patients to get a damp wash cloth and pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Test it on your wrist to make sure it's not too hot. Place warm compress the closed eyelid for about5-10 minutes and re-heating as necessary. If it does not get better in a week or gets worse go to your eye doctor.