A stye, also called as hordeolum is a small painful lump that forms inside or outside the eyelid. It is actually abscess that is filled with pus. Stye is caused due to bacterial infection called staphylococcus, which is a kind of bacterial infection. Stye are one of the common eye infection.

Watery eyes are most common in infants and small children. While one of the most common causes of watery eyes in children could be blocked tear ducts, in adults this could be caused due to the eyelids getting sagged from the eyeballs and causing the tears to accumulate and release.