Swollen eyes can be reduced by topical eye drops, hot compresses, cold compresses, surgery, treatment of the primary disease, changing bad habits and other methods.
1. Eye drops: If the eye is swollen due to inflammation of the eye surface, granuloma, chalazion, etc., you can consider applying topical antibiotic eye drops, such as levofloxacin eye drops, to reduce the swelling. If your eyes are swollen due to allergies, you can apply glucocorticoid medication, such as dexamethasone.
2. Hot compresses, cold compresses: eye swelling due to trauma and other reasons, in the early stage can be localized cold compresses to avoid eye swelling, after 48 hours can be considered hot compresses to reduce swelling. Hot compresses can also be applied to reduce swelling caused by granuloma and chalazion.
3. Surgical treatment: When the effect of medication is not obvious in the case of swollen eyes caused by granuloma and chalazion, it is recommended to undergo surgical treatment to remove the chalazion through surgical incision and drainage of pus or surgery.
4. Treatment of primary disease: Swollen eyes caused by heart, liver, kidney and other functional abnormalities due to systemic diseases need to be treated in time to remove swollen eyes through treatment of primary disease.
5. Changing bad habits: Swollen eyes caused by lack of sleep, drinking water before going to bed, and incorrect sleeping posture can be corrected by correcting bad habits, reducing the amount of water consumed before going to bed, and ensuring good sleeping habits, and the swelling of the eyes will disappear.
Swollen eyes, long time can not be corrected, and accompanied by other discomforts, it is recommended that the patient to seek medical examination, clear cause of the disease, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.