question-icon

My Right Eye Got Blurry About Three Times Today. It

default
Posted on Fri, 11 Jan 2019
Twitter Fri, 11 Jan 2019 Answered on
Twitter Last reviewed on
Question : My right eye got blurry about three times today. It stayed blurry for only a couple of minutes. About five hours ago I noticed my eyelid became red. Now it’s starting to ache
doctor
Answered by Dr. Aaron Branch (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
See below

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using Ask a Doctor.

I would suspect that your eye blurriness would be related to the eyelid redness and aching, and the most common condition causing these symptoms would be a hordeolum, or stye, which is a small abscess in the eyelid.

Usually these resolve on their own, and you can help it resolve by using warm compresses over the eyelid, for about 15 minutes 4 times a day. Gently massaging and wiping the eyelid can also help it to drain. Only if it didn't go away in 1-2 weeks, or if you started having eye pain, eyelid swelling and redness around the eye, would you need to see any eye doctor or be started on antibiotics.

If you can send a picture of your eye it might help to confirm that this is the case, or whether it might be something else.

I hope that helps, let me know if you can send a picture and I will reply back to you. Otherwise please let me know if you have any other questions or anything else I can help with.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
doctor
Answered by
Dr.
Dr. Aaron Branch

General & Family Physician

Practicing since :2011

Answered : 1196 Questions

Ask me a question
premium_optimized

The User accepted the expert's answer

Ask an Ophthalmologist
Share on

Get personalised answers from verified doctor in minutes across 80+ specialties

193 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM Blog Questions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction
backtotop2
My Right Eye Got Blurry About Three Times Today. It

Brief Answer: See below Detailed Answer: Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using Ask a Doctor. I would suspect that your eye blurriness would be related to the eyelid redness and aching, and the most common condition causing these symptoms would be a hordeolum, or stye, which is a small abscess in the eyelid. Usually these resolve on their own, and you can help it resolve by using warm compresses over the eyelid, for about 15 minutes 4 times a day. Gently massaging and wiping the eyelid can also help it to drain. Only if it didn't go away in 1-2 weeks, or if you started having eye pain, eyelid swelling and redness around the eye, would you need to see any eye doctor or be started on antibiotics. If you can send a picture of your eye it might help to confirm that this is the case, or whether it might be something else. I hope that helps, let me know if you can send a picture and I will reply back to you. Otherwise please let me know if you have any other questions or anything else I can help with.