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Background: Eye stye is a local infection in the form of a red bump (a boil) caused by a blockage andinflammation of the sebaceous glands whose secretions help to form tears. Approximately 90-95% of thecauses of “stye” is an infection with Staphylococcus aureus, and it is possible that malnutrition and lack ofsleep contribute to the infection as well.Method:The study was done at Institute of Medical Technology/al–Mansour/Baghdad from January 2018till January of 2019. 100 conjunctiva eyes swab and Stye swab samples were collected from students sufferedfrom eye redness and conjunctiva, which include 50 male and 50 female. The diagnoses of specimens weredone by using the Analytical Profile Index System (API) for chemical tests and by culturing on enriched andselective culture media to isolate and diagnose the bacteria.Results: The results showed that 57(57%) samples were positive for bacterial eye infections. The studyshowed high percentage of eye infection among students was due to Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, followedby Staphylococcus epidermides and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (61.40%, 35.08% and 3.50%respectively).Most of bacterial isolates were resistance to antibiotics.Conclusion: One of the most important conclusions is to go to the doctor or pharmacist to treat eyeinflammation to avoid the occurrence of eye pain, burning and redness, and not to repeat the infection.Personal and general hygiene must also be taken care of to reduce the spread of bacteria that cause eyeinfections among people.