Your son's stye is also known as a chalazion or Meibomian cyst ... Usually a stye clears within a month or so but sometimes it can turn into a persistent lump, as with your son.

Wearing contact lenses or makeup, as these can carry bacteria. In some cases, a stye can turn into a chalazion if it doesn't drain properly. But unlike styes which heal in about a week ...

It is possible for a stye to interfere with your sight, causing blurry vision or even going so far as to cause corneal ...

it is important to avoid sharing a towel or flannel with a person who has a stye. A chalazion is a swollen bump that appears on the eyelid, similar to a stye. A chalazion usually develops due to ...

A chalazion causes mild irritation, causing your eyes to water, and leaves you with blurred vision from larger chalazia that pushes on the eyeball. Similar to a stye, experts advise taking off ...