Symptoms of a stye

The main symptoms of a stye are:

  • a painful yellow lump on or in the eyelid
  • redness of the eye or eyelid
  • a watery eye, in some cases

Styes often get better without treatment, particularly after they burst and releasepus.

Don't try to burst the stye yourself. Go to see your GP if you have a stye that's very painful with a very swollen eyelid (see below).

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Medically Reviewed by a doctor on 21 Dec 2018