What Causes Itchy Painful Bumps Inside Eyelid and Its Treatments

What Causes Itchy Painful Bumps Inside Eyelid and Its Treatments









Bumps can form on the eyelids for many reasons. It can be as a result of a present infection or simply as a result of an irritation. The eyelids need to be intact in order to protect the eyes. Bumps can impair the integrity of the eyelids and their presence can also be quite distracting causing the eyes to tear and giving the individual the urge to scratch and cause further damage to the already compromised eyelid. Bump formations on the eyelid can be prevented. Depending on the type of bump and its cause, certain cases can resolve on its own.

Bumps Inside the Eyelid

There are different types of bumps that can form inside the eyelid.

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  Bumps that form inside the eyelids or along its edges are called styes and chalazia.
  
  


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  A stye refers to an infection that leads to the formation of a red lump or bump commonly along the edge of an eyelid. A stye that forms inside the eyelid is called an internal hordeolum.
  
  


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  A chalazion refers to a lump or bump in the eyelid that mimics the look of a stye but is larger in size and is hardly painful.
  
  
  

The presence of bumps is not considered a medical emergency because the condition often resolves by itself without treatment. The bumps are also not painful but can be very irritating.

What Causes Itchy Painful Bumps Inside the Eyelid?

Different kinds of bumps develop due to different reasons.

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  Bacterial infection. Bacteria can get lodged in the follicles of the eyelash causing a stye.
  
  


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  Bacteria lodged in the oil glands inside the eyelid develop into an internal hordeolum.
  
  


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  Blocked oil glands. Oil glands that are blocked can cause the build-up of sebum underneath causing a bump formation such as with the case of a chalazion.
  
  

Treatment for Bumps Inside Eyelid

Most cases of styes and chalazia are responsive to home treatment.

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  Styes and chalazia can resolve within a period of one week to a month, respectively, without treatment.
  
  


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  Applying warm compresses to the eye will help the bumps to heal at a faster rate because this opens blocked pores, allows drainage and facilitates healing.
  
  


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  Never attempt to open up a stye or chalazion. This should be allowed to open and drain spontaneously. For styes and chalazia that do not spontaneously open, an ophthalmologist can safely and aseptically open and drain the bumps without causing subsequent infections.
  
  


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  Wearing of eye makeup, contact lenses, false lashes and similar items should be avoided to give the stye and chalazia enough time to heal.
  
  


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  Antibiotic treatment may be needed for styes and chalazia that are not responsive to home treatment.