Is Eye Sty Cancerous? by Darry J.Oswald
At first, a chalazion looks and feels like a stye, swollen eyelid,
pain, and irritation. The term chalazion refers to a cystic swelling
with chronic inflammation in an eyelid. Sometimes the bump on your
eyelid is actually a chalazion, which looks similar to a stye. A
chalazion is sometimes confused with a stye which also appears as a
lump in the eyelid.
In rare cases, cancerous tumors of the eyelid can appear like a stye
or chalazion. Do not wear eye makeup or contact lenses until the stye
or chalazion heals. Granulomas are inflammatory growths on the inside
or outside of the eyelid, and can occur after a stye, or chalazion.
In some cases of staph blepharitis, a red eye may develop or a sty
may form. Inflammation of an eyelash follicle with a lump called a sty
or hordeolum is usually caused by staph.
If you get styes frequently, see your eye doctor for an examination.
Finally, if you suffer from recurring styes, your eye doctor might
prescribe a low-dose antibiotic for long-term use. Consult an eye
specialist if the inflammation persists for more than 2 weeks, styes
recur, or the stye rubs against the eye and irritates it. Bad styes or
recurrent styes may need an antibiotic eye ointment as prescribed by
your specialist.
Some good prevention method for eye stys are simple things like not
sharing make up. Avoid sharing eye makeup, especially if you are prone
to recurring styes. Refrain from wearing eye makeup while the stye is
active. Although most styes and chalazia are not contagious, best
practice should also include not sharing towels, washcloths, or
handkerchief.
Your eye doctor may recommend replacing your contact lenses after
the stye has healed to prevent recurrence or spread of the infection.
If you do not, the infection may spread to the oil glands of the eyelid
and cause a stye. Ask an optometrist a question about eye styes when
you are purchasing any new contact lenses.
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