How to Get Rid of a Stye in Your Eye

Stye is a common eye infection that is not contagious and may be successfully treated at home using simple strategies.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Your eyelids protect your eye from injury, regulate how much light is admitted to your retina and maintain a film of tears by distributing tears over your eye

• A stye is formed after dirt, dust or skin cells block your Meibomian gland duct and bacterial growth forms a lump, similar to a pimple or a boil, at the edge of your eyelid; this s…