Sty on the eyelid...?

Oh wow, talk about deja-vu, I like JUST got over one, like last week, and on my eye lid too. My optometrist gave me some eye drops, and believe it or not *checks my pocket* :P I have them with me, *looks* they're called Prednisolone. and then it says AC 1% Eye Drop. It's a mild steroid that apparently speeds up the response time of the sty going away. I had to use these babies 4 times a day for a week, and then over the course of another week, tone the doses down from 4, to 3, to 2, and then finally to 1 until I finally got rid of it. Oh and the Pharmaceutical company that makes this is apparently called "Falcon Pharmaceutcals." Now I noticed you have no health insurance, so I don't know how much this might cost ya, I for one have mine, I'm sorry if you don't v.v good luck, I hope in some small way, I helped ya.

Are you sure its a sty? usually a sty is just a viral thing and it usually goes away after a week or so. Not a year, that sounds way too long. If it doesnt hurt, it is not a sty. I have had calcium build-ups on my eyelids before. They look like white kinda bumps. They can be as small as a pencil point or as big as a mosquito bite. If thats the case, there is not much you can do. They will eventually hurt and be able to be popped.

Use a tea bag (as hot as you can stand it) as a heat compress. The heat and tannic acid combined will help minimize the size of the sty.