Can eye sty infect others

Eye stye generally does not infect others. Stye

is caused by staphylococcal infection of the meibomian gland acute purulent inflammation, patients will appear eye redness, eyelid pain and other symptoms. Although staphylococci itself has a certain infectivity, but because the meibomian gland does not secrete secretions containing staphylococci, staphylococci infection lack of transmission routes, therefore, stye generally does not infect others.

Patients with stye, early local hot compress, promote inflammation regression. If the local abscess has been formed, can be through surgical incision drainage.