Sty Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Eventually most sties fill with pus and then rupture. The release of pus relieves one major symptom of sties — pain. Usually the sty then disappears. But before this happens, a sty typically exh...

Causes
... The cause of a sty is a bacterial infection. Usually the bacterial infection develops near the root (follicle) of an eyelash. You may have more than one sty at a time or several in succession.

Sty Treatment

Treatment
... If your doctor confirms that you have a sty, he or she may prescribe a topical antibiotic cream to apply to your eyelid. To treat a pus-filled sty that won''t rupture or burst on its own, your doctor ...

Self-care
... Don''t squeeze a sty or try to remove the pus prematurely. To relieve the pain and help a sty come to a point sooner, soak a clean cloth in warm water, wring it out and then apply it as a compress to ...