eye disorders
Chalazion and Hordeolum (Stye)
Treatment of Chalazion and Hordeolum
Hot compresses Sometimes drainage or drug therapy, such as corticosteroid injection (for chalazia) or oral antibiotics (for hordeola) Warm compresses for 5 to 10 minutes 2 or 3 times a day can be used to hasten resolution of chalazia and external hordeola. Incision and curettage or intrachalazion corticosteroid therapy (0.05 to 0.2 mLtriamcinolone25 mg/mL) may be indicated if chalazia are large, unsightly, and persist for more than several weeks despite conservative therapy. 250 mg orally 4 times a day) are indicated when Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis accompanies a hordeolum. Treatment of an internal hordeolum is oral antibiotics and incision and drainage if needed. Topical antibiotics are usually ineffective. 