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What causes a stye?
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Michael Mangraviti
Optometrist
I have thirty years in private practice as an optometrist at the same location in Leichhardt and have done four postgraduate courses pertaining to Diseases … View Profile
A stye is a bacterial infection of an oil-producing gland of an eyelash. It may be caused by eg rubbing the eye with a dirty finger. It may also be associated with (chronic) blepharitis - inflammation of the lid margins.
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