Warm compresses can also be used to treat styes. Styes respond rapidly to heat, particularly when a topical erythromycin ointment is applied afterward. There are some commercially available compresses ...

rarely helpful with a persistent stye as the lump is due to an inflammation and blockage of the gland, rather than infection. However antibiotic drops or ointment can be helpful to keep down the ...

A woman’s life was saved when an optometrist spotted a serious eye infection during an emergency appointment. Logistics ...

GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING. Susan was rushed to surgery to remove pressure caused by the infection. Surgeons had to remove parts ...

“Styes are caused by an infection of an eyelash follicle,” says Alex Ionides ... Moorfields has 24-hour eye A&E clinics.” An antibiotic ointment might be prescribed to help kill the infectious ...

cause eye pain. To protect your eyes and help prevent pain: Eye pain can be caused by injury, infection, or another health condition. Dryness or styes may not need immediate medical care. But if ...

A stye is caused by infection of a gland at the base of an eyelash. It generally causes a lump at the margin of the eyelid, that is inflamed and often painful. Styes are usually caused by ...

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Susan Dolan, 57, thought she had the beginnings of a stye but, within 24 hours of popping into her opticians, she was on her way for emergency surgery. The logistics worker, from Houston ...