Thanks Megan. You may have what's called an eye stye. A stye is an infection of the hair follicle of an eyelash which is caused by the infection of staphylococcal bacteria. It can be painful. The infection can be transferred from one hair shaft to another, usually when rubbing the eye to relieve the itching. Common symptoms include a painful pimple like bump, swelling, itching, and tearing of the eye. Please see your doctor, he/she can prescribe an atibiotic ointment that can clear it up. You can use warm washcloth compresses 3-4x a day. Unfortunately, you have to throw away the eye makeup that you've been using, because it can spread the infection and cause it to recurr. Keep your eyelashes clean and oil free. I hope this helped answer your question. If you have any other questions, please ask me. Otherwise please hit the accept button if I helped you. Thanks, Gloria.
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