Eyelid swelling needs to be treated for the specific cause in favor of reducing the swelling. Common causes include physiological factors, eye trauma, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, etc. Different causes have different treatment methods, mainly general treatment and medication.
1. Physiological factors: If the eyelid swelling is caused by insufficient sleep, too low a pillow, drinking too much water before going to bed, etc., usually no special treatment is needed. Local hot compresses can be applied to improve local blood circulation around the eyes, which will help the symptoms of eyelid swelling subside.
2. Eye trauma: If the eyelid swelling is caused by eye trauma, in the acute stage, you can apply cold compresses to the local area, which is conducive to capillary contraction and improve eyelid swelling. In the stabilization period, hot compresses can be applied to the local area to improve local blood circulation and relieve eyelid swelling.
3. Blepharitis: If the eyelid swelling is caused by blepharitis, you can apply antibiotic ophthalmic ointment such as gentamycin eye ointment and tobramycin eye drops to promote the inflammation to subside and relieve the eyelid swelling.
4. Conjunctivitis: If the eyelid swelling is caused by conjunctivitis, you can apply levofloxacin eye drops, erythromycin ophthalmic ointment and other ophthalmic drugs, which is conducive to improving the clinical symptoms.
Eyelid swelling, exclude physiological factors, should be early medical care, clear cause, give targeted treatment.