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How To Get Rid Of Chalazion

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A stye (also called a hordeolum) is a small, red, painful lump that grows from the base of your eyelash or under the eyelid. Most styes are caused by a bacterial infection. There are two kinds of styes: External hordeolum: A stye that begins at the base of your eyelash. Most are caused by an infection in the hair follicle. It might look like a pimple. Internal hordeolum: A stye inside your eyelid. Most are caused by an infection in an oil-producing gland in your eyelid.

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This video covers styes, also called hordeolums. It describes a stye as a small, red, painful lump at the base of an eyelash or under the eyelid, usually caused by a bacterial infection, and distinguishes external hordeolum, arising in a hair follicle, from internal hordeolum, arising in an oil-producing gland in the eyelid.

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  • A stye (hordeolum) is described as a small, red, painful eyelid lump
  • Most styes are described as caused by a bacterial infection
  • External hordeolum at the base of an eyelash is distinguished
  • Internal hordeolum inside the eyelid, from an oil-producing gland, is distinguished

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This video presents “How To Get Rid Of Chalazion” — A stye (also called a hordeolum) is a small, red, painful lump that grows from the base of your eyelash or under the eyelid. Most styes are caused by a bacterial infection. There are two kinds of styes: External hordeolum: A stye that. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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