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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Hordeolum
  1. A hordeolum, commonly known as a stye, is an inflamed lesion of the eyelid. Styes can occur on the ...
  2. Most bumps on the eyelid are styes. A stye is an inflamed oil gland on the edge of your eyelid, where the eyelash meets the lid. It ...
  3. Styes and Chalazia (American Academy of Ophthalmology)  
    A stye and a chalazion are both lumps in or along the edge of an eyelid. In some situations it may be difficult to distinguish between a chalazion and ...
  4. Eyelid Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your eyelids help protect your eyes. When you blink, your eyelids spread moisture over your eyes. Blinking also helps move dirt or other particles off the ...
  5. A chalazion often develops following an internal hordeolum (also called a stye). The eyelid most often becomes tender, red, swollen and warm. Sometimes, the blocked gland causing the stye will not ...
  6. Eye Problems: Symptom Checker Flowchart (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Eye Infections/Start Here ... Eye Infections ... Corneal Disorders/Diagnosis and Tests ... Corneal Disorders ... Eye Diseases/Diagnosis and Tests ... Eye Diseases ... Eyelid Disorders/ ...
  7. Eyelid Problems (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Eyelid Disorders/Children ... Eyelid Disorders ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... eyelid problems~ droopy eyelid~ ptosis~ astigmatism~ dermoid cysts~ amblyopia~ ...