What causes swollen eyes and swollen face in the elderly

There are many causes of swollen eyes and swollen face.
For the elderly, orbital cellulitis or systemic diseases need to be monitored. Because the resistance of elderly people is poorer than that of young people, it can easily lead to infection and spread, such as infection of the eye or adjacent tissues, which can cause the spread of infection and lead to orbital cellulitis, manifested as swelling of one or both eyes and face, increased local skin temperature, redness of the skin, and when abscesses are formed, fluctuating sensation can be palpated, while patients can have chills and fever.
In addition, systemic diseases can also cause this symptom, such as heart failure caused by heart disease, water retention caused by kidney disease, etc., resulting in patients with swelling of the eyes and face, mostly bilaterally, and such patients may have both heart disease, hypertension and other underlying diseases.