Redness and swelling of the eyes after swimming may be related to foreign body irritation, bacterial conjunctivitis, eye trauma, etc., which can be handled by general treatment and medication.
1. Foreign body irritation: Generally, the water in swimming pools contains too high a concentration of disinfectant substances or other impurities, which can lead to eye irritation after swimming, resulting in redness and swelling. Patients can use saline to rinse the conjunctival sac to relieve foreign body irritation, and can also follow the doctor’s instructions to use tobramycin eye drops to improve discomfort.
2. Bacterial conjunctivitis: may be the swimming pool disinfection treatment is not in place, resulting in a large number of bacteria in the pool, leading to eye infections, conjunctivitis, the patient may appear red and swollen eyes, the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions to use tobramycin eye drops and other drugs to control inflammation, relieve eye discomfort.
3. Eye trauma: If the patient’s eyes are accidentally traumatized while swimming, the patient may have red and swollen eyes and other discomforts, through the eyes of the cold compresses to ease the discomfort, 48 hours after the trauma of the eyes can be localized hot compresses, to promote the swelling to subside.
It is recommended that patients with obvious redness and swelling of the eyes consult a doctor in time to assess their condition and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.