Editing Stye (section)

===Complications===
[[File:Internal stye.jpg|thumb|Internal stye of upper eyelid]]
Stye complications occur in very rare cases. However, the most frequent complication of styes is progression to a [[chalazion]] that causes cosmetic deformity, corneal irritation, and often requires surgical removal.<ref name="Medicine E">{{cite web |url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/798940-followup |title=Hordeolum and Stye: Follow-up |access-date=2010-04-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409110728/http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/798940-followup |archive-date=2010-04-09 }}</ref>  Complications may also arise from the improper surgical lancing, and mainly consist of disruption of lash growth, lid deformity or lid [[fistula]]. Large styes may interfere with one's vision.

Eyelid [[cellulitis]] is another potential complication of eye styes, which is a generalized infection of the eyelid. Progression of a stye to a systemic infection (spreading throughout the body) is extremely rare, and only a few instances of such spread have been recorded.<ref name="MedicineNet2">{{cite web |url=http://www.medicinenet.com/sty/page2.htm#tocf |title=What is the prognosis (outcome) of a sty? |access-date=2010-04-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412081320/http://www.medicinenet.com/sty/page2.htm#tocf |archive-date=2010-04-12 }}</ref>