Painful Lump on my eyelid

 

 

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 19:41
Country
United Kingdom
Age
19
Gender
Male
Did you perform any surgery for the eyes?
No
Do you suffer from pre-existing illnesses in the eye?
No
Do you suffer from any diseases in the body?
No
Do you use any eye drops?
No
Do you use any eye drops?
No

Question

 

 

Hi,

I have an lump at side of my eye that has just come up it is all red and swollen and painful I'm just wondering what it could be?

Thanks

 

Answer

Thanks for your Question

 

 

Most likely it is stye eye infection or chalazion.

You need antibiotics eye drops for the stye and antibiotics with mild steroid for chalazion. You can differentiate between both that stye has white head on the eyelid margin, while chalazion doesn't.