What is Eye Stye
An Eye stye occurs when staphylococcal bacteria infect one of the tiny glands at the base of the eyelid hairs and then becomes inflamed. An infection bacterium is frequently transferred from one hair shaft to another when rubbing it to relieve itching. This disease does not affect the vision. Eye stye appears due to debilitated condition of the system. A diagnosis by a physician is not required but advisable because a chalazion can be mistaken for a stye.
More than one Stye can occur at one time because the bacteria may spread to another follicle. Lancing a Stye that is red and inflamed is not recommended as this may spread infection. As preventive measures, never put your fingers in your infected eye because your hands are full of germs, and allow the eyes styes rupture on its own. Never ever "pop" a stye like a pimple because it may cause the infection to spread or transfer from one eye to another.
Signs and symptoms
Redness, swelling, tenderness, pain, uneasiness in the eye are the few symptoms of the stye. The following are the most common symptoms of a stye.
- Redness accompanied by slight pain and tenderness
- Swelling of a certain area which usually appears as a bump
- Tearing of the eye
- Discomfort when blinking
- Sensitivity to light
Eye stye Treatment - Effective Home Remedies
Never ever "pop" a stye like a pimple because it may cause the infection to spread or transfer from one eye to another. There are also a wide range of non-prescription products and topical medications for an eye stye, mostly made up of petroleum jelly and other emollients to keep the eye moisturized.
- Guava leaves, warmed and placed on a warm damp cloth, and then used as a compress; reduce the redness, pain and swelling.
- You should be taken 1 teaspoon of turmeric in 2 cups of water until it reduces in half. Cool and strain 4-5 times through a fine muslin. You should apply as eye drops 3-4 times a day. Because it helps to treat stye.
- You can also use another treatment for this disease such as Guava leaves, warmed and placed on a warm damp cloth, and then used as a compress, reduce the redness, pain and swelling.
- Boil a handful of acacia leaves in two cups of water to make a decoction and apply it as compress on the eyelids
- Home remedies for stye or home remedy for stye with coriander seeds :
1 tsp of coriander seeds should be boiled in a cup of water. Use this preparation to wash the eyes 3-4 times a day. - Surgical drainage of the stye may also be necessary if the stye is not responding to treatment.
- Make paste with potato, spread it on a cloth and apply it externally on inflamed eyes to reduce swelling.
Management of Eye Stye
The patient should avoid excessive intake of starchy and sugary foods. Styes can spread from an infected person to other members of the family.
1. Hot compression.
2. Abscess incision in a clinic.
3. Antibiotic ointment.
Special Considerations for Stye:
1. Instruct the patient to use a clean cloth for each application of warm compresses and to dispose of it or launder it separately.
2. Warn against squeezing the stye; this spreads the infection and may cause cellulitis.
3. Teach the patient or family members the proper technique for instilling eyedrops or ointments into the cul-de-sac of the lower eyelid.