I had a mom over the weekend ask me what eye drops would be most appropriate to treat her daughter's stye. The answer is not as straightforward as a simple as she thought. Because eye drops do no do a great job of getting to the root of the infection, using antibiotic eye drops for a stye is more of a preventative measure for eye infection than a treatment for the lid infection. Stye's are generally self limiting but seek optometric care if the sty is getting worse after a couple of days to see if oral antibiotic treatment is appropriate. Dr.j