Swollen and painful eyes are usually caused by trauma, external blepharitis, eyestrain, glaucoma and other factors.
1. Trauma: If the eye is injured externally, such as a fist blow, it can cause the eye to become swollen and painful, and in serious cases, it can also cause damage to the eyeball.
2. Blepharitis externa: caused by staphylococcal infection, the patient’s eyelashes at the root of the eyelid margin, there will be redness, swelling, pressure and pain, and the affected area can be touched with hard knots, hard knots can usually be broken by themselves.
3. Eyestrain: overuse of eyes, too much light or too dark environment are easy to cause eyestrain, resulting in eye discomfort, blurred vision, mild dull pain and other phenomena, and may be accompanied by eye swelling.
4. Glaucoma: the cause of the disease is not yet completely clear, mostly associated with increased intraocular pressure, genetic factors, patients can appear eye swelling, pain, photophobia, tearing, night blindness, visual field defects and other manifestations.
In addition, there are many other causes of eye swelling and pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to identify the cause of the disease, and then receive treatment as soon as possible.