What Are Eye Styes?
Eye styes, or stys as they are sometimes spelled, are one of the most commonly reported eye conditions in the medical community. Essentially, styes are small bumps that form on the outer or inner part of the eyelid due to eyelashes, dirt or even bacteria. In essence, styes are similar to pimples. There has yet to be any conclusive evidence that eye styes are caused by stress but anecdotal evidence from stye sufferers tends to point in that direction. Luckily, eye stye treatment is relatively pain free and can be solved quite easily with a number of different methods ranging from medical to holistic treatment at home. Most sufferers of styes will simply go to their doctor for initial diagnosis, which can often be done easily with visual inspection. Generally the doctor will be able to tell you right there if it truly is a stye and then prescribe some sort of eye stye treatment at that time. Once your get a few styes, then you will be able to easily recognize when they form and can initi
