What Should I Do If I Wake Up With a Swollen Eye?

After waking up, there may be swelling in one eye, which may be caused by infection, retinopathy, or increased intracranial pressure. It can be relieved by applying antibiotic ointment or proper heat compress. Before treatment, it is necessary to carefully observe whether there is any itching in the eyes and clarify the type of lesion as soon as possible, so that the corresponding treatment method can be selected. There may be several situations where one eye swells up after waking up: First, the most common is infectious factors. When the eyes are infected with bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other pathogenic microorganisms such as mycoplasma and chlamydia during sleep, clinical symptoms and manifestations of one eye swelling may occur due to inflammatory infection. Second, under the factor of hypertension, retinopathy may occur at the fundus of the eye, which may also lead to one eye swelling, but usually the fundus of the eye will also have different degrees of congestion. Third, when intracranial pressure increases, brain cells in the brain will have different degrees of edema, so one eye may also have different degrees of swelling after waking up. What to do if one eye swells up after waking up: First, if the eyelid is painful when pressed, it is considered to be caused by hordeolum. Be sure not to squeeze the local area, and you can use a warm towel to apply heat compress and apply antibiotic ointment. Second, if it is not painful when pressed, you can observe whether it can disappear by itself. Rest, avoid staying up late, and live a regular life.