Step 1 : Introduction to the question "1. Styes are bumps in the eyelids, and they can happen if one of the hairs that cover your eye is infected. What is such a hair called?"
...1. Eyelash 2. Eyebrow 3. Eye hair 4. Stye hair The eyelashes are more important than you think. They protect the eyes from unwanted debris, but are very sensitive to touch. They are very thin, so they can easily enter the eye and cause discomfort. A stye can appear when oil gets stuck in the eye (lack of production of tears normally causes this).