Stye guide
This guide is for a simple eyelid bump or stye, not for major eye swelling, fever, vision changes, or an infection spreading around the eye.
Start online
A simple stye can sometimes be handled online when the swelling is limited to the eyelid and there are no signs of deeper infection or eye involvement.
If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.
Quick facts
Common symptoms
May fit online care
Look for another care setting
What to have ready
What happens next
Standard
$59
Within 8 posted service hours
Priority
$99
Within 4 posted service hours
Rush
$149
Within 1 posted service hour
Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.
No. Some mild styes improve with warm compresses alone, but online review can help decide whether medication or in-person care makes more sense.
Vision changes, fever, spreading swelling, pain with eye movement, or concern that the eye itself is involved should be seen in person.