{"id":2763,"date":"2019-06-29T11:27:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T08:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/krithi\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:56:09","slug":"stye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/stye\/","title":{"rendered":"Stye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is a stye?<\/strong><br \/>\nA stye is a common bacterial infection of a hair follicle on the eyelid. The condition occurs more frequently in children and is sometimes associated with a condition called blepharitis, which causes inflammation (irritation) and flaky deposits\u2014similar to dandruff\u2014around the base of the eyelashes.<br \/>\nA stye appears as a small, red, soft bump with a yellow center at the base of the eyelashes. Over time, its size may change. It closely resembles another eyelid condition called a chalazion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treatment<\/strong><br \/>\nIn many cases, a stye heals on its own. Warm compresses and cleaning the base of the eyelashes with a damp cotton pad twice a day can help speed up recovery.<br \/>\nIf possible, a doctor may gently remove the eyelash with a special tweezers, which can help the stye drain.<br \/>\nSometimes an antibiotic ointment is useful and can be applied to the base of the eyelashes.<br \/>\nRarely, a stye may lead to a more widespread infection along the eyelid surface, which could require oral antibiotics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention<\/strong><br \/>\nTo prevent recurrence, wash your eyelids daily (eyelid hygiene).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to seek advice<\/strong><br \/>\nCall your doctor if your eye becomes increasingly red, painful, or blurry.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae:Moorfields Eye Hospital<br \/>\nNHS Foundation Trust<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a stye? A stye is a common bacterial infection of a hair follicle on the eyelid. The condition occurs more frequently in children and is sometimes associated with a condition called blepharitis, which causes inflammation (irritation) and flaky deposits\u2014similar to dandruff\u2014around the base of the eyelashes. A stye appears as a small, red, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2775,"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2763\/revisions\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eye-center.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}