Possible Clues:

• Bump that rhymes with the body part where it forms
• Diagnosis from an ophthalmologist
• Lump near a lash
• Blessed fellow dated you — a sore point!
• Pen name, ultimately, that may prove an irritation
• Eyesore? What some animals live in, we’re told
• Set out to cover unknown infection
• Hordeolum is the medical name for this eye inflammation
• A little hasty exposing swelling
• Eyesore coming in worst yet