Swelling and pain in the upper eyelid, usually due to granuloma or acute cellulitis of the eyelid, requires treatment with antibiotics and, if necessary, surgical incision to drain the pus.
Eyelid swelling is mainly caused by bacterial infection of the lid glands or eyelash follicles due to frequent rubbing of the eyes with dirty hands. Acute cellulitis is caused by a diffuse infection of the subcutaneous tissue of the eyelid due to low body resistance.
Both cases need to be treated with antibiotics, such as applying antibiotic eye ointment such as ofloxacin ophthalmic ointment and erythromycin ophthalmic ointment to the eye, and taking oral antibiotics, commonly used drugs include amoxicillin clavulanic acid potassium capsule, cefadroxil capsule, and so on. If the progress of the disease leads to localized abscess formation, it is also necessary to drain the pus through surgical incision.
Patients with swelling and pain in the corner of the eye, may also be caused by other reasons, should promptly go to the hospital ophthalmology consultation, by the doctor to identify the cause for targeted treatment.