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1
Q

What is a stye also known as?

A

Hordeolum

2
Q

What is a stye?

A

An acute infectious process involving abscess formation at the upper or lower eyelid in a lash follicle

3
Q

What are styes most commonly caused by?

A

Blockage of an oil gland at the base of the eyelash

4
Q

What is the most common causative organisms of styes?

A
1st = S. Aures
2nd = S. Epidermidis
5
Q

What are the risk factors for styes?

A
  • Poor nutrition
  • Sleep deprivation
  • Lack of hygiene
  • Lack of water
  • Rubbing of eyes
6
Q

What is the first sign of a stye?

A

Small yellowish spot at the centre of a bump

7
Q

What are some symptoms of stye?

A
  • Lump on top or bottom eye lid
  • Localised swelling
  • Localised pain
  • Redness
  • Crusting of eyelid margins
  • Itchiness
  • Blurred vision
  • Mucous discharge
  • Sensation of foreign body
8
Q

How are styes diagnosed?

A

Clinically

9
Q

What are the differentials for stye?

A
  • Chalazion
  • Blepharitis
  • Dacrocystitis or dacroadenitis
  • Peri-orbital cellulitis or orbital cellulitis
  • Sebaceous and squamous cell carcinoma
10
Q

How do most styes resolve?

A

Spontaneously within 1-2 weeks

11
Q

How can styes be manage at home?

A
  • Warm compress

- Simple analgesia

12
Q

What advice should patients be given with styes?

A
  • Not puncture stye

- Avoid makeup and contact lenses until resolution

13
Q

What may be appropriate for a very large, painful stye?

A

Referral for incision and drainage

14
Q

What should be given if there is evidence of concurrent conjunctivitis?

A

Topical antibiotics

15
Q

What are the potential complications of a stye?

A
  • Progression to chalazion

- Eyelid cellulitis