Waking up with swollen eyelids can be caused by physiological phenomena, contact dermatitis, conjunctivitis and other reasons.
1. Physiological factors: the patient sleeps with a pillow too low will cause the blood circulation of the whole body to accumulate in the head, resulting in blood and water accumulation in the subcutaneous tissues of the eye, thus appearing to wake up with swollen eyelids.
2. Contact dermatitis: may be due to the use of expired, spoiled eye creams and other allergens, eyelids caused by perverse reactions, may appear to wake up swollen eyelids.
3. Conjunctivitis: it may be caused by microbial infection, external stimulation and other reasons. Due to the stimulation of inflammation, patients can appear eyelid swelling, photophobia and tearing, eye foreign body sensation and other symptoms.
Waking up with swollen eyelids may also be related to heart and kidney disease, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.