I am assuming that is what it is. My eye was feeling irritated, so I looked around at my eyelids and discovered that there is a little tiny dark bump on my lower eyelid. It is just left of centre, but not on my lash line. You have to turn my lower lid inside out a bit to see it. Would this be a sty? What causes them? How do you get rid of them?
2006-10-27 13:02:07 · 10 answers · asked by fayra_elm 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Generally speaking,most styes are on the edges of your eyelid.
They are plugged glands that "fester up",become red,swell and eventually will drain and disappear.
Heat is a good healing tool. Try a warm compress as often during the day as you can and it will run it's course.
There are also glands in the eye lid. . upper and lower that can become cloged and they are call Chalazions.(And yes,you have to turn your lid so really see them.)
These are deeper and though they too can "fester up" and drain,they rarely do and have to be surgically excised.
Only an Opthalmologist can treat these successfully whether it requires drops,ointment or minor office procedure.
You can go to an Optometrist and spend the money but in the end you may end up wasting your money when the Optometrist ends up sending you to an Opthalmologist if they aren't able to help you so it just pays to seek out an Opthalmologist to start off with.
2006-10-27 16:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by Just Q 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
bacteria, or not cleaning make up off your eyes, can cause one as well.. i had a very bad one where my eye swelled so bad it looked like a baseball inside it was closed shut.. a sty is like a pimple inside your eye, but i've never had one that was dark.... if it is a sty, you can keep putting a warm cloth on it, and it will eventually pop on it's on... or go to the doc's, if it is a sty he'll give you drops and it will clear up
2006-10-27 13:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by princess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stye is a staph infection of an eyelash folllicle. It is a red bump, tender to the touch and often has a "head", like a pimple. They're treated with warm,moist compresses and antibiotics.
2006-10-27 13:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by lynwin552 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a sty is usually a white bump, and it's caused be a virus in the eye. see a doctor
2006-10-27 13:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you touch your eye and your fingers are dirty, this causes bacteria to get in your eye and get it infected. I had a sty before and when I went to the eye doctor for it, they just told me to get a "hot" (not warm at all) washcloth and compress it on my eye. It was gone in a couple of days and didnt cost me any money. Good Luck!
2006-10-27 14:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by aaaah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "old saying" is...
"If you have a sty in your eye, you peed in the road".
Don't ask me where the heck that came from, or how peeing in the road can cause sty, I have no clue... but it was a saying back in the day!
2006-10-27 13:06:46 · answer #6 · answered by LARGE MARGE 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is usually caused by dirt (rubbing) or make-up. Wash your face every day and never sleep with make-up on. Bathe with warm water using sterile cotton balls. It can take up to 2 weeks to heal (depends how bad it is) and stay away from the make-up till it heals.
2006-10-27 13:06:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they mainly come from irritation. keep ur fingers away from it as much as possible and i believe there is an otc for it at the drugstore. u can also use a hot as u can stand it washclothe on it every couple of hours to draw it out.
2006-10-27 13:05:37 · answer #8 · answered by Nora G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I shouldn't look dark. Styes occur where there's a blocked pore... a dark spot can be a clot or follicle, see an ophthalmologist.
2006-10-27 13:07:06 · answer #9 · answered by bellakoukla_28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eating the wrong food
2006-10-27 13:03:50 · answer #10 · answered by RUNnSHOOT. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋