one of my eyes is swollen almost shut. started two days ago with painful to the touch. then started swelling and got very painful. started with the inside corner of my eye then spread across my entire eye lid and swelling also to the area over my eye lid.
Hello It seems from the history that you are having swollen eye lids following a swelling in the corner of the eye. This indicates that you had a inflammatory lesion of the glands of the eyelids like hordeolum and it has spread to involve the rest of the eye lid resulting in cellulitis most commonly pre septal cellulitis. The treatment of the condition is by antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Applying hot compression will help in the early resolution of the edema. Since the disease is spreading it requires supervision of a ophthalmologist and hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for examination and treatment accordingly.
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Why Is My Eye Swollen?
Hello It seems from the history that you are having swollen eye lids following a swelling in the corner of the eye. This indicates that you had a inflammatory lesion of the glands of the eyelids like hordeolum and it has spread to involve the rest of the eye lid resulting in cellulitis most commonly pre septal cellulitis. The treatment of the condition is by antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. Applying hot compression will help in the early resolution of the edema. Since the disease is spreading it requires supervision of a ophthalmologist and hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for examination and treatment accordingly. Thank you