The ophthalmologist Cecilia Rodríguez Luna, is a specialist in eyelid, orbit and tear surgery in Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
He tells us in this video interview about the Orzuelos and also about the Chalazión. If you have suffered some of these pathologies, you can not miss this interesting interview with a specialist in the field.
What is a stye and why does it appear?
A stye is a gland infection which is located in the eyelid edge. This gland is the meobomial gland. The most common predisposing factor is the Blepharitis.
What happens is that there is a excess bacteria on the edge of the eyelid which, associated with a type of secretion of the glands a little denser, form a plug and a local infection appears.
How is it treated?
The treatment for a stye has to be local heat and put on a antibiotic ointment To resolve that infection.
Why are styes recurring?
Styes can be recurring for several reasons. The main one is usually the existence of chronic blepharitis that we have not detected. For example, In children we see the appearance of frequent styes when they have some vision problem. High astigmatism or farsightedness makes the patient have to focus a little more and this congest the eyelid glands and it is one reason why it is important to go to the ophthalmologist, to detect problems other than the stye itself.
Can styes be prevented?
The stye can be relatively prevent having good hygiene at the level of the eyelids and especially trying not to rub or touch that area with dirty hands that is something that one does inadvertently.
What is the difference between a stye and a chalazion?
A stye is an acute inflammation and a chalazión is when this stye goes on to become chronic. If the stye is not resolved with antibiotics and heat a chronic inflammation is generated with a capsule and that remaining nodule is called chalazion.
How is a chalazion treated?
The chalazion has a different treatment. It is not resolved only with ointment, so it is common to see patients who have been weeks or months with ointment treatments, heat, wipes, etc., and this is not resolved.
The chalazion is sometimes resolved with a corticosteroid infiltration and, in general, making a incision and a drain of that injury, with a surgery that is very small, that is local and completely solves the problem. Then there will be the treatment of the basic problem so that do not repeat.
Is there any novel treatment?
In the treatment of Blepharitis and styes, there is a very novel treatment, because attack the root of the problem, That is when the meobomial glands do not function well. That is, when the fat they manufacture is not of good quality. This it is also associated with dry eye.
Has appeared a new technology that is Intense Pulsed Light and treats the glands of Meobomio and improves their functioning, improves the quality of the tear and greatly reduces the appearance of chalazion and recurring styes, in patients in whom we have already performed all the treatments and they failed to improve with the other techniques.
