Have you ever experienced the discomfort of waking up to find a painful bump on your eyelid? Chances are, it could be a stye – a common eye condition that, while bothersome, is typically harmless.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You woke up with the feeling like something was stuck in your eye. And a peek in the mirror reveals that it's an annoying stye.

To treat a stye at home, wash your eyes with a gentle, tear-free cleanser.GlobalStock/Getty Images A stye is a bacterial infection that causes a swollen bump to form on the base of the eyelash or ...

An eye stye, medically known as a hordeolum, is a common and often harmless condition that results from a bacterial infection in the oil glands of the eyelid. This infection causes the gland to become ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Styes are like pimples in that you often feel them coming on before they actually make a grand appearance on your face. And, just ...

Though a bump on your eyelid may look like a pimple, it probably isn't acne-related. Eyelid bumps are often caused by a small infection like a stye or a medical condition like xanthelasma. While most ...

A stye or sty, also known as a hordeolum, is a small, painful red lump that develops on the inside or outside of an eyelid. It is caused by a bacterial infection that can develop inside the root ...

A stye is a painful red bump that forms on the upper or lower eyelid near the eyelashes. Though painful, a stye is a relatively harmless inflammatory response to a bacterial infection. A stye is a ...

Wear eye makeup to bed or don’t wash your face well and you may wind up with pimple-like styes on your eyelids. The bumps don’t typically lead to vision loss, but can cause scarring if not treated. Dr ...

Bacteria can be the underlying cause of both blepharitis and styes. But styes are the result of an infection and cause a painful lump, while blepharitis is eyelid inflammation. If your eye is ...

A stye is a bacterial infection that causes a swollen bump to form on the base of the eyelash or eyelid. These bumps form like pimples, and can usually be treated at home. Here's what you should know ...