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Eye Area Swollen, Red And Itchy. No Perfumes Or Creams Used. What Could Be The Cause And Medicines?

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Posted on Thu, 16 May 2013
Question: I woke up a couple days ago and the area above and below my eye was very red and swollen and itchy. I haven't used any new perfumes or creams or anything like that. It hasn't gotten any better.
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Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (3 hours later)
My Dear,
Thanks for sending your query to us.
I get the impression that the problem is in both the eyes.
this is allergic in nature.
What you have to do is wash your eyes a couple of times with plain water.
Use anti allergic drops.As it has been some time and the is not resolving then take a anti allergic tablet at bed time for a few days.
Please do get back to me in case of any further query in this regard.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. N K Mishra (1 hour later)
Are the drops prescription only or can I buy them OTC? Also, is there a particular one you'd recommend?
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Answered by Dr. N K Mishra (1 hour later)
My Dear,
This you have to find out locally if anti allergic eye drops are available otc.
The compounds are oloptidine,epinastine or bromfenac.Strongest anti allergics are steroids which should be put in under supervision.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Eye Area Swollen, Red And Itchy. No Perfumes Or Creams Used. What Could Be The Cause And Medicines?

My Dear,
Thanks for sending your query to us.
I get the impression that the problem is in both the eyes.
this is allergic in nature.
What you have to do is wash your eyes a couple of times with plain water.
Use anti allergic drops.As it has been some time and the is not resolving then take a anti allergic tablet at bed time for a few days.
Please do get back to me in case of any further query in this regard.