A bump in the eye can form in any person, regardless of gender and general health. In some cases, this is a fairly harmless symptom, which indicates a catarrhal disease and reduced immunity. But sometimes a lump of eyelids can be an omen of serious health problems - in this case, you can not do without consulting a specialist and prescribing competent pharmaceutical treatment.
Bump on the eyeball: causes
The diagnosis also depends on the exact location of the seal. A lump on the eye can form on the lower or upper eyelid, on the eyeball, on the sclera. In each case, the treatment will be different. The least dangerous seals on the eyelids - in most cases this is barley - a boil of colds. The situation is much more serious when a seal has formed on the eyeball or sclera.
Small cones, located randomly and without prior injury, are most often a pterygium or pingvecule.
In more rare cases, it is a conjunctival cyst. This is a benign seal, which can be either an ordinary dermoid cyst, or a consequence of surgery. Cysts can be multiple, but can be single. Ophthalmology distinguishes the following varieties of conjunctival cysts: traumatic, retention, dermoid and post-inflammatory.
Reviews of patients who found a lump in their eyeball most often report a successful treatment outcome. It is imperative to consult an ophthalmologist and surgeon.
Causes of compaction and tubercle on the eyelid
This is a fairly common complaint of ophthalmologist patients. Most often, the causes of a lump on the eyelid are as follows:
- barley;
- halazion;
- cyst or papilloma;
- blepharitis.
Lumps almost never occur due to injuries. After a stroke or surgery, as a rule, the entire region of the orbit swells. If a lump appears on your eye, do not hesitate to remember where you might have been injured. To start the inflammatory process in the century, just catch a cold. In addition, if the immune system is weakened, a multiple appearance of barley is possible. It is necessary to cure the first abscess and forget its symptoms, like a nightmare, and then the second appears. With such a clinical picture, complex treatment is necessary, that is, therapy not only of the boil (purulent abscess, which is popularly referred to as "barley"), but also an increase in local and general immunity. An ophthalmologist can prescribe physiotherapy, a vitamin and mineral complex.
With obstruction of the sebaceous gland, a halazion, which is less painful than barley, can jump on the eyelid. But in size, it can reach one centimeter in diameter. In some cases, surgery is necessary to remove it.
Cysts and papillomas can be distinguished even by an ignoramus from medicine - they are somewhat reminiscent of outwardly overgrown moles. It is by no means impossible to remove or burn out such formations on their own - they can have a malignant nature. it is necessary to come for examination and consultation by an ophthalmologist to determine the exact diagnosis and nature of the neoplasm.
Multiple painless eyelids
If the patient has noticed small white or fluid-filled tubercles, one of the following diseases may occur:
- A large-sized transparent bubble filled with pus or liquid and surrounded by many of the same small ones - most likely a blister or cyst. Often formed when the conjunctiva is damaged due to trauma during examination, injection under the sclera, surgery or a sharp object in the eyeball. Patient reviews indicate that such an formation is most often quite painful, the clarity of vision is impaired, dark spots may appear in front of the eyes. For an accurate diagnosis, you should visit an ophthalmologist. In no case should you try to open the blister yourself - this can provoke infection.
- Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the transparent membrane of the eyeball - the conjunctiva. This is a mild bacterial infection that does not cause vision loss. Testimonials of patients indicate that the most effective means in the treatment of conjunctivitis are tetracycline ointment, drops of Levomycetin. You should start using them as soon as possible - preferably immediately after the first symptoms of the disease. If you do not start treatment immediately, then with a high degree of probability over time, pus secretion, severe tearing, pain will develop and more expensive pharmaceuticals for local exposure will be required. Patients who wear contact lenses should refrain from using them until a complete cure is achieved.
- The cyst of the meibomian gland is almost always accompanied by severe swelling of the orbit, tearing, discomfort and pain. A lump appears on the eye, which may be surrounded by small, painless tubercles. A cyst can be painless if there is no infection. Like most other cones, it is harmless and often cleansed without treatment. The use of a simple warm compress will help reduce the swelling and speed up the healing process.
Barley: a description of the symptoms and treatment
When a person first encounters this disease for the first time in his life, a slight panic and the question "what to do" are quite natural. A bump on the eye, painful when pressed, growing every day, can scare inexperienced patients. An experienced ophthalmologist usually has a cursory glance to determine with accuracy the cause of the disease in the inflammatory process of the sweat gland. In some cases, the appearance of barley can provoke an inflammatory process in the eyelash follicle. After two days, as a rule, a purulent root becomes noticeable.
Almost all patients make a common mistake - they try to give out the barley core on their own. In order not to provoke an aggravation of the disease, this cannot be done. It is necessary to wait until the root itself comes to the surface - after that the red bump on the eye will be blown away almost immediately, and after a few days will pass without a trace.
Reviews of patients who had to repeatedly experience the appearance of barley, indicate that it is quite easy to cure. But if relapses of the disease appear again and again - you should do an increase in general immunity. Barley often affects the eyelids of people who eat poorly, do not follow the rules of hygiene, experience increased psychoemotional stress.
- The most popular way to remove barley root as quickly as possible is with baked onions. Cut the onion and bake a small piece in the oven or over an open fire. Apply the cooled baked onion to the bump on the eye on the upper eyelid. Observe safety rules: the bulb should not touch the mucous membrane of the eye. Change this compress several times, leaving for ten to fifteen minutes. Reviews indicate that baked onion helps to cure barley in the shortest possible time.
- Warming with salt at home is no worse than physiotherapy in a hospital, can accelerate the maturation of the bumps on the eye (on the upper eyelid or lower - it does not matter). Prepare a bag of dense natural fabric in advance. Heat salt in a pan, wait for it to cool partially. Pour into a bag and attach to the orbit. Hold for twenty minutes until the pleasant warmth finally ceases to work. Then repeat the procedure.
Chalazion on the eyelid: symptoms and treatment methods
The symptomatology of this bump on the eye is as follows:
- Seal in the form of a tubercle.
- Lack of purulent contents (this is the main difference from barley).
- The skin easily shifts, while the lump itself remains in place.
- It can reach quite large sizes - up to 1 cm in diameter.
With halazion (a cone on the eye on the lower eyelid), the excretory ducts located along the growth of the eyelashes cease to work normally, the secretion exit is blocked. A swelling appears, which is initially painless. However, as it grows, it may give the patient discomfort: itching and burning. With halazion, visual impairment, as well as tearing, can be observed.
In most cases, halazion develops in people with chronic immunodeficiency, prone to colds. Also at risk are people with diabetes mellitus, iron deficiency anemia, people who do not follow personal hygiene.
Halazion can take a chronic form, which means relapses are possible. In some cases, even a blood transfusion may be required (similar to chronic furunculosis). The patient must necessarily lead a healthy lifestyle and, if necessary, take a course of immunomodulating drugs.
A lump on the eyelid of a child’s eye can also be a halazion, but still adults more often suffer from this ailment. Reviews indicate that the disease should not be allowed to drift: in most cases, it does not pass by itself, but becomes the cause of a temporary or permanent deterioration in the clarity of vision.
Cyst or papilloma on the eyelid
A cyst on the eyelid is a swelling of the skin with a diameter of 0.3-1 cm. At the same time, fluid accumulates inside. How to treat a bump in the eye if it is a cyst? In no case should you try to squeeze it yourself - this can lead to a relapse. In addition, in some cases, a violation of the integrity of the cyst or papilloma can lead to the activation of malignant processes. It is imperative that the ophthalmologist surely appears - if the doctor considers it necessary, a histological examination of the bump in the upper eyelid of the child or adult should be performed.
Papilloma visually resembles several small moles connected in one conglomeration. In order to accurately state that education is just a papilloma, a number of analyzes are required. In some cases, the patient will need to get not only the consultation of an ophthalmologist, but also an oncologist, surgeon, and dermatologist. If the papilloma is benign, then removing it in a hospital is a matter of five minutes. If malignant cells are found in the lump, additional studies will have to be done.
Scleritis, or blue sclera syndrome
Scleritis can cause not only the appearance of a lump on the eye on the upper or lower eyelid, but also severe swelling of the eyeball, which is accompanied by acute pain. Moreover, in most cases, there is a deterioration in the clarity of vision and narrowing of the fields - the patient ceases to notice objects that are on the right or left.
Diagnosis and treatment of scleritis is carried out in a hospital. Patient reviews confirm that if treatment is started in a timely manner, there are practically no negative consequences. Before making sure the diagnosis is accurate, you should go through the following studies:
- biomicroscopy;
- visometry;
- tonometry;
- fluorescence angiography;
- ophthalmoscopy.
A standard examination of patients with scleritis reveals swelling, soreness, a bump in the eye on the lower or upper eyelid or sclera. The edema zone has defined boundaries. Biomicroscopy allows you to accurately determine the affected area.
Symptoms and varieties of blepharitis
Symptoms of blepharitis are as follows:
- puffiness of the eyelid;
- soreness and severe itching of the sick eye;
- photosensitivity;
- bump on the eyelid in the center of redness;
- discharge of pus from the lacrimal sac.
Ophthalmology distinguishes two types of disease: anterior and posterior blepharitis.
In the first case, inflammation is characteristic only around the eyelashes and their follicles. With posterior blepharitis, the excretory ducts of the meibomian glands are involved. The disease is also classified into staphylococcal and seborrheic type. In almost all cases, the disease has an acute course and at the beginning of therapy passes without a trace. It is almost always accompanied by conjunctivitis - sometimes the eyes are so festering that after waking up the patient’s eyelashes are glued with a strip of dried pus and you have to resort to softening ointments to just open your eyes.
Anterior blepharitis in most cases is provoked by bacteria (staphylococcal or seborrheic type of the course of the disease), which is most often associated with violations of hygiene rules. Less commonly occurs as a result of allergies or invasion of eyelashes by certain microorganisms. Most often it is a demodex or pubic louse.
Back blepharitis is usually triggered by problems with the functioning of the glands of the eyelids. Favorable conditions are created for the reproduction of bacteria, as a result of which the disease develops.
Pterygium and pingvekula: what to do if a disease is suspected
These are conjunctival tumors that are not recommended to try to cure on your own at home. In order to completely get rid of the tubercles on the eyeball that are characteristic of pterygium and pingvecule, you need to contact a surgeon or an ophthalmologist.
Pingvekula is a yellowish dense formation resembling a lump on the eyeball or sclera in shape. It is noted most often on the conjunctiva on both sides of the cornea. It is typical for patients in old age. Pingvekula is a sign of aging of the ocular apparatus, and if it does not bring any pain and discomfort, you can not try to remove it or get rid of the bump in another way.
Measures to prevent the formation of cones and tubercles on the eyelids
So that you do not have to treat the disease, you should prevent it. In most cases, it is enough to follow simple rules:
- Do not touch eyes with dirty hands;
- Do not sleep on dirty pillowcases, on the ground, on the floor, etc .;
- Do not wipe your eyes with a dirty towel;
- Do not try to be painted with other people's cosmetics - mascara or eyeliners;
- adhere to a healthy lifestyle;
- in the cold season, wear a hat and scarf.