Barley on the eye: causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention

Ячмень на глазу: причины, симптомы, лечение, профилактика

Basically barley — it's a boil, but only on the eyelid. The meibomian gland is located in our eyelids. It produces a secret that forms the tear film. Under certain conditions, a blockage of the gland occurs, and inflammation occurs. Then an infection (most often staphylococcal) joins, and an abscess forms. Usually on the third or fourth day the barley breaks, pus flows out, and the barley passes.

The editors of estet-portal.com tell why barley is formed on the eye and how to treat it.

For what reasons does barley appear on eye
Style on eye: signs of infectious inflammation
How to Treat Styes: Topical Therapy
Which cases require surgery
How to prevent styes on eye

For what reasons does barley appear on eye

The main reason for the development of barley — staphylococcal infection. It is on skin and mucous without causing any problems. The development of staphylococcus can provoke:

Reduced immunity.
Acne.
Makeup accessories (brushes, sponges, applicators, disks, etc.).
Hygiene is not observed.

Styles can appear due to chronic diseases:

Diabetes mellitus.
Demodicosis. Intensive development of mites that live in hair follicles. They are activated when the body's resistance is low.
Gastrointestinal diseases.
HIV and AIDS.

Inflammation in the hair follicles appear with hypovitaminosis, furunculosis, hypothermia.

Style on eye: signs of infectious inflammation

At first, a painful point appears on the edge of the eyelid. It itches and creates a feeling of a mote in the eye. Then, a red swelling forms, which causes significant pain. Sometimes the swelling is so great that the eyelid does not open. The intensity of pain corresponds to the degree of swelling. After 2-3 days, a purulent sac appears, and the pain subsides. On the 3-4th day, pus flows out. A week after the appearance of barley, redness and swelling disappear.

Sometimes several barleys appear at the same time. They may form an abscess. In this state, the following are observed:

High temperature.
Headache.
Inflammation of the submandibular lymph nodes.

Such serious complications usually form after an attempt to squeeze pus out of an abscess edema on one's own.

How to Treat Barley: Topical Therapy

Treatment of barley is usually not required: it passes on its own within a week. But if it gives you aesthetic and physical discomfort, you can take some local actions:

Lubricate the area of inflammation with brilliant green. Apply brilliant green carefully and only from the outside. Be careful not to get it in eyes. Zelenka accelerates the process of maturation and the release of pus. Do this 4 times day. Use a new Q-tip each time.
Antibacterial eye drops.
Drip into both eyes in 1-2 doses 4 times a day. Try not to touch the body of the eye with the pipette so as not to transmit the infection.
Ointments from the group of antibiotics.
Tetracycline, Erythromycin and Gentamicin ointments of one percent concentration have an effective effect.
Use lotions from herbal decoctions of chamomile, dill, calendula and plantain.
A good effect can be achieved by strong tea brewing. Rinse eye 4-5 times day.
Traditional medicine offers dry heating of barley: a boiled egg, a bag of heated salt, baked onions.
These methods can only be used at the beginning of the disease in order to accelerate the ripening of barley. It is impossible to heat a purulent sac — this can provoke the development of infection in neighboring areas.