A patient with a hordeolum (sty) asks what caused the disorder. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "This may be due to the dandruff on your scalp and eyebrows."
2. "This is possibly a side-effect of a medication you are taking."
3. "It is a result of eversion of the eyelid and associated with the aging process."
4. "It may be due to squinting when you are in the sun and not wearing sunglasses."
Correct Answer: 1
A hordeolum (sty) is an infection of one or more of the sebaceous glands of the eye. It can be caused by a staphylococcal infection or it may be due to dandruff of the scalp and eyebrows, which would be seborrheic in origin. There is not enough information to determine whether medications the patient is taking could be a possible cause. Eversion of the eyelid is an ectropion and can result from an infectious process, but it is typically age-related. Squinting is not the cause of a sty.
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