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What Causes White Bump On Upper Eyelid?
(this is all happening to my right eye) About two weeks ago I noticed a white bump on my upper eyelid, I thought it was full of pus and I thought it was a pimple and a few days later it went away. Ever since then my eye has been very watery, then about a week ago I felt a very strong pain whenever I would rub or even barely touch the eye. I couldn t pinpoint exactly where the pain was coming from. Then a few days ago I noticed a scab right under the lacrimal punctum. I thought the scab was causing the pain, so tonight as I was washing my face I scrubbed the scab away. There was no pain, but I noticed a dark spot on the bottom of my upper eyelid. And, when I rub my eye, the pain is still there. And there is another white bump on that eyelid but it is very small. So I m very confused as to what this all may be?? Thank you
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Tue, 28 Jul 2015
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Hi,
From your description the limp with white mark suggest that you have developed stye (Hordeolum) in upper lid of right eye. Stye leads to swelling of the lid and is painful and full of pus. White mark can be due to the pus pointing on the skin surface. The white mark disappeared as the pus decreased and the stye starts healing.
The pain persisted as the stye was still there and never resolved completely. The whole thing reoccurred with increase in pus. You are required to consult your ophthalmologist for the exact diagnosis.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saurabh Mittal, Ophthalmologist
From your description the limp with white mark suggest that you have developed stye (Hordeolum) in upper lid of right eye. Stye leads to swelling of the lid and is painful and full of pus. White mark can be due to the pus pointing on the skin surface. The white mark disappeared as the pus decreased and the stye starts healing.
The pain persisted as the stye was still there and never resolved completely. The whole thing reoccurred with increase in pus. You are required to consult your ophthalmologist for the exact diagnosis.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saurabh Mittal, Ophthalmologist
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