Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

All About Styes

Styes are painful, red, swollen lumps on the eyelids that are common in kids. Although they can be irritating, they rarely require medication and can easily be treated at home. What are styes? A stye is essentially a pimple on the eyelid. There are glands that secrete oily protection onto the eyelashes. You never think about these glands until one gets clogged. When the edge...