What Causes Pain And Swelling In The Eye After Injury?

Posted on Fri, 14 Apr 2017

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Question : Starting on monday it hurt to blink my left eye. I may gave gotten accidentally hit by a child at a birthday party on sunday in the eye area. Starting on wednesday my eyelid started to swell. I have been applying ice & last night I started applying a warm washcloth. It no longer hurts to blink but is still very swollen.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Inflammation due to trauma.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing this forum. I've reviewed the attached picture.

Swelling is due to inflammation caused by injury. I would suggest you take some anti-inflammatory medicines like Diclofenac (75 mg twice daily after food) for few days along with anti histaminic like Ranitidine.

This will help to suppress the inflammation.

Feel free to ask further.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (27 minutes later)

Are there any non prescription medicines I can take? How long should i expect swelling to last? Is it harmful to wear contact lenses while swelling continues? Should i continue using ice and/or warm washcloth?

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up.

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Swelling will subside in 2-3 days.
Tylenol can be taken twice saily as anti inflammatory.
Yes try to avoid contact lenses to prevent infection.
Ice packs can be used along with anti inflammatory.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana