Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Eye crust forms when mucus, oils, and debris accumulate, often during sleep.

Singh recommends washing your eyelids with baby shampoo (it's designed to be less harmful on your eyes) and warm water to clean along lash margin where styes tend to form. If you've still ...

Alterations to the natural lash can cause styes, as the glue or bacterial build up can block follicle secretions. Poor salon hygiene can lead to a lash mite infestation. Most people have a number ...

A stye is an abscess which occurs in the eyelid. It usually arises in the base of the hair follicle of an eyelash. Although not serious or dangerous in themselves recurrent styes interfere with ...

A stye is a bacterial infection of either an eyelash follicle or a gland near the eyelashes that presents itself as a small swollen red lump on the eyelid and may also be filled with yellow pus.

Styes are caused by an infection in one of the eyelash hair follicles. Children do seem to get them more than adults, probably because they rub their eyes with dirty fingers, but often there is no ...