Now you have a bump on the eye and what is it and how dangerous is it?
It is either a stye or a chalazion and both are usually harmless. If it’s red and at the margin of your lid, it is a stye (technically a hordeolum). It is a chalazion(technically a meibomian cyst). if it is simply a bump and not usually red further up on the lid. They are basically the same thing but in a different location on the lid. Both usually go away by themselves in a few days or weeks.
It is either a stye or a chalazion and both are usually harmless. If it’s red and at the margin of your lid, it is a stye (technically a hordeolum). It is a chalazion(technically a meibomian cyst). if it is simply a bump and not usually red further up on the lid. They are basically the same thing but in a different location on the lid. Both usually go away by themselves in a few days or weeks.
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Within your lid is a series of sebaceous glands called the meibomians that produce an oily substance that prevents evaporation of the eye's tear film, keeps tears from spilling onto the cheek, and makes smooth lid closure. |
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As the stye is at the margin of the lid infection is a consideration but not for the chalazion. Never push on or try to pop either. Gentle massage the eyelid with light to medium pressure a few times a day to help open the blocked oil gland is okay. |
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The treatment is identical for both, most commonly hot compresses for 15 minutes at least three times a day. I recommend alternating with hot and cold to encourage a pumping action to expel the blockage. A mild antibiotic can be used with a stye while occasionally a combination of antibiotic and steroid can be used for a chalazion.
If the chalazion does not subside, you have only two choices: live with it or surgery. So scaring does not appear on the lid the surgery is done on the back side of the lid.
If the chalazion does not subside, you have only two choices: live with it or surgery. So scaring does not appear on the lid the surgery is done on the back side of the lid.