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Suggest Treatment For A Swollen Eye Due To An Injury
I was sliding down a tube in the snow yesterday, It flipped over and I landed on my face. My eye is 98% swollen shut today.. Yesterday after it happen my eye was 50% swollen shut. Will my eye heal itself or should I go to the hospital. It s sore, but I have no other symptoms.
Thu, 12 Jun 2014
Hello
It seems from the history that you are having swollen eye following an injury.
This indicates that swelling is because of collection of blood in the layers of skin of the eyelid as a result of impact of injury.
This will resolve over 1-2 weeks slowly as the blood gets absorbed. Applying cold compression provides symptomatic relief. If there is no injury to the eye proper then no need to worry and this will resolve by itself over 1-2 weeks.
Thank you
It seems from the history that you are having swollen eye following an injury.
This indicates that swelling is because of collection of blood in the layers of skin of the eyelid as a result of impact of injury.
This will resolve over 1-2 weeks slowly as the blood gets absorbed. Applying cold compression provides symptomatic relief. If there is no injury to the eye proper then no need to worry and this will resolve by itself over 1-2 weeks.
Thank you
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