Editing Stye (section)

==Prognosis==
Although styes are harmless in most cases and complications are very rare, styes often recur. They do not cause intraocular damage, meaning they do not affect the eye. Styes normally heal on their own by rupturing within a few days to a week causing the relief of symptoms, but if one does not improve or it worsens within two weeks, a doctor's opinion should be sought. Few people require surgery as part of stye treatment. With adequate treatment, styes tend to heal quickly and without complications.

The prognosis is better if one does not attempt to squeeze or puncture the stye, as infection may spread to adjacent tissues. Also, patients are recommended to call a doctor if they encounter problems with vision, the eyelid bump becomes very painful, the stye bleeds or reoccurs, or the eyelid or eyes becomes red.<ref name="MedLine">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001009.htm |title=Eyelid bump |access-date=2010-04-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410062140/http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001009.htm |archive-date=2010-04-10 }}</ref>