Elderly people with swollen eyes may be caused by drinking a lot of water before going to bed, overuse of eyes, or may be caused by conjunctivitis, nephrotic syndrome, heart failure and other pathological reasons, patients can be treated by developing good eye habits, medication and other ways.
1. Physiological factors: patients with eye fatigue caused by excessive eye use, patients may experience eye soreness, blurred vision and other uncomfortable symptoms, patients may also experience symptoms of eye swelling. If the patient drinks a lot of water before going to bed, the patient may also have the symptom of swollen eyes, the patient can improve the bad habits, rational use of the eyes and other ways to relieve eye discomfort.
2. Conjunctivitis: Frequent rubbing of the eyes, foreign body entry and other factors lead to bacteria, chlamydia and other pathogenic microorganisms infected conjunctival tissue, causing conjunctival inflammatory lesions, resulting in conjunctival edema, the patient may also experience symptoms of eye swelling. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use levofloxacin eye drops, tobramycin eye drops and other drugs to control inflammation and relieve eye discomfort.
3. Nephrotic syndrome: nephrotic syndrome patients because of protein loss through the urine, can also lead to eye swelling, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use prednisolone acetate and other glucocorticoid drugs, to relieve the patient’s discomfort.
4. Heart failure: heart failure patients with circulatory dysfunction, which can lead to fluid retention, thus causing eye swelling, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use furosemide, spironolactone and other drugs to relieve the appropriate.
It is recommended that patients with obvious puffy eyes should consult a doctor in time to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.