hi welcome to another eye health episode
on my channel
in today's video we're going to talk all
about styes
something that all of us have gotten at
one time or another in our lives
what causes it what can be done to be
rid of it find out by
sticking around
a stye is generally a bump that forms on
the eyelid
the medical term forest eye can be one
of two things
a chelasian or a hordeolum
let me tell you the difference between
the two a chalysian results from the
blockage of one of the many oil glands
aligning our lids causing a bump to form
from the buildup of its continual
secretion
achillesian is usually not painful when
you apply pressure on it
a hordeolum is the result of an
infection of an oil gland
or a lash follicle lining our lids
this type of lid bump is usually painful
when you touch it
and can often cause redness and swelling
of the lid
although a chilesian or a hordeolum can
happen spontaneously
it does happen more commonly in people
who have
blepharitis and this is a lid condition
where there is excess buildup of dead
skin cells
and debris along the lash line and this
causes
the natural bacteria population to
flourish there and subsequently cause
an inflammation or flare up of the lids
examples of people who are more
susceptible to blepharitis and therefore
a stye
would be those with skin issues such as
acne rosacea or seborrheic dermatitis
whether you have a chilasian or a
horniolum the treatment is similar
sometimes treatment may not be necessary
at all
because a third of chilesian do resolve
spontaneously
a hordeolum can pop discharge and
disappear
a way to speed the recovery of a stye is
warm compresses this is because it will
loosen the blockage
and often encourage quicker discharge of
the sky
in order for the warm compresses to be
effective
you do need to deliver sustained heat
for five to ten minutes to the
closed lid with the stye and you need to
repeat this for two to four times a day
a reusable heat pad laid over closed
eyes
can achieve that or if you don't have
that at hand
a hard boiled egg wrapped with a
microfiber towel
can achieve a similar result if in doubt
you can always visit your local
optometrist
for further treatment options personally
i have found great success in using
an antibiotic anti-inflammatory
combination ointment
that the patient can apply directly on
the sky
given the size of the initial bump
complete recovery can still take
anywhere from days to weeks if this is
still not effective
in clearing the stye within a reasonable
length of time
usually within a month then a referral
to the eye specialist can be made
and the following treatment options may
be offered
number one a small surgery can be done
to drain the stye
because this procedure is done on the
underside of the lid
it will leave no cosmetic scar on the
lid
number two a steroid injection is less
commonly used
but is considered when the sky is close
to the duct
where tears drain this is to avoid any
damage to the tear drainage system
the reason why this method is less
commonly used is because the steroid
injection
can cause discoloration of the lid
where it is applied
oral antibiotics may be required to
prevent
recurrence dies especially if a patient
has acne rosacea another means of
preventing
recurrence dyes is to maintain regular
lid hygiene
lid cleansing can wipe away the bacteria
and deposits
along the lid margins a lit wipe that is
available in canada that i like
is the sustained lid wipes an emphasis
should be placed
on rubbing the base of the lashes where
debris is usually trapped
it is important to note that if what
starts out as a stye
eventually leads to the following
symptoms you need to seek immediate
medical care because it
could mean something more serious
redness in the area
around the eyes fever
pain upon eye movement and a recurrence
die that happens in the exact same spot
on the lid
over and over again next time you or a
loved one
has a stye don't panic come back to this
video
anytime if in doubt a visit to your
local optometrist is
always a good idea if you learned
something from today's video
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