Swollen eyes can be taken symptomatic treatment, cause treatment and other methods to quickly reduce swelling.
1. Symptomatic treatment:
(1) Cold compress: you can use a towel wrapped in an ice pack or use a cold towel to ice the eyes to promote local vasoconstriction and reduce swelling.
(2) Changing position: If you are lying on your back, you can change to sitting position to facilitate blood return and reduce swelling.
2. Treatment of the cause:
(1) Staphylococcus aureus: mainly due to staphylococcal infection, resulting in redness, swelling and painful pressure at the outer or inner eyelid. In the early stage, hot compresses can be used to promote the absorption of inflammation; erythromycin ophthalmic ointment and levofloxacin eye drops can be used to control the condition as prescribed by the doctor; if the condition is serious, surgical incision and drainage of pus can be considered.
(2) Glomerulonephritis: the causes of the disease are many, which may be caused by infection, heredity and other factors. Patients may suffer from impaired renal function, hematuria, proteinuria, eyelid edema, high blood pressure and other phenomena.
Excessive exertion should be avoided and drugs with nephrotoxicity should be discontinued, in addition, sodium and protein intake should be limited; patients with lupus nephritis can use immunosuppressants such as cyclosporine and cyclophosphamide as prescribed by the doctor; glomerulonephritis caused by bacterial and viral infections can be treated with antibiotics for sensitive bacteria, such as amoxicillin and compound sulfamethoxazole.
For severe edema, diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide and furosemide can be used as appropriate. If the condition is serious and drug treatment is ineffective, kidney transplantation can be considered; if the person does not tolerate surgery or no kidney source is found, dialysis treatment can be carried out.
In addition, there are many other causes can cause eye swelling, such as conjunctivitis, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for eye swelling, to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment.