When should you call your doctor about your stye?
ANSWER
A stye is a small, red, tender bump inside or outside your eyelid. You shouldn't have to see your doctor for a stye, but it's a good idea to make an appointment if:
- It doesn't get better after a few days, or it gets worse.
- Your eye (not just your eyelid) hurts a lot.
- You can't see well.
- Your eyelid swells, turns very red, and won't open completely.
- You keep getting styes.
Reviewed by Whitney Seltman on March 30, 2020
SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: "Styes -- How You Can Avoid Them and Best Treatment Tips."
National Health Service (UK), NHS Choices: "Stye."
American Academy of Ophthalmology: "What Causes Chalazia and Styes?"
KidsHealth: "Styes."
Mayo Clinic: "Sty."
American Academy of Ophthalmology: "Chalazia and Stye Treatment."
SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: "Styes -- How You Can Avoid Them and Best Treatment Tips."
National Health Service (UK), NHS Choices: "Stye."
American Academy of Ophthalmology: "What Causes Chalazia and Styes?"
KidsHealth: "Styes."
Mayo Clinic: "Sty."
American Academy of Ophthalmology: "Chalazia and Stye Treatment."
From: How to Get Rid of a Stye
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