Every Stye Tells a Story

Not a Stye: The Case of the Buried Eyelash

I was recently asked to see a patient for what was believed to be another upper eyelid stye. She had a history of styes, so the referring doctor assumed this...

Not a Stye: The Case of the Buried Eyelash

I was recently asked to see a patient for what was believed to be another upper eyelid stye. She had a history of styes, so the referring doctor assumed this...

This Lesion Looked Like a Stye - But It Was a H...

She was referred to me for a chronic stye that did not respond to numerous treatments, including warm compresses, antibiotic-steroid drops and ointments, and oral antibiotics.  When I looked closer,...

This Lesion Looked Like a Stye - But It Was a H...

She was referred to me for a chronic stye that did not respond to numerous treatments, including warm compresses, antibiotic-steroid drops and ointments, and oral antibiotics.  When I looked closer,...

Sam’s Story: When a Winter Illness Leads to a Stye

See how Sam's three-month stye journey after a flu-like illness was turned around with a single steroid injection. 

Sam’s Story: When a Winter Illness Leads to a Stye

See how Sam's three-month stye journey after a flu-like illness was turned around with a single steroid injection. 

Stress, Sleep, and a Stubborn Stye

Final exams, poor sleep, emotional stress, and burnout over the holidays triggered a stye that wouldn't quit - until we treated the inflammation and addressed the root cause.  

Stress, Sleep, and a Stubborn Stye

Final exams, poor sleep, emotional stress, and burnout over the holidays triggered a stye that wouldn't quit - until we treated the inflammation and addressed the root cause.