My child's glasses are swollen, what's wrong?

When a child's eyes are swollen, you should understand the specific reasons. There are many reasons for this symptom, such as some eye diseases or abnormal kidney function, which can cause swollen eyes in children. In addition, if a child drinks too much water, it is easy to cause water poisoning. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the cause of the child's swelling in time, and then take the next step to treat or relieve it.

What causes swollen eyes in children?

1. If your baby has swollen eyes, it is recommended that you go to an ophthalmology clinic and ask an expert to perform a fundus examination on your baby to rule out any eye disease that may be causing the swelling. Secondly, take your baby to the hospital's nephrology department for a blood test, urine test, and renal function test to rule out kidney disease.

2. If your baby’s eyes are swollen, you need to consider whether he drinks too much water before going to bed at night, or cries frequently, which leads to swollen eyes. You can observe the baby carefully.

How to reduce swollen eyes

1. Cooled black tea bag: Use a cooled black tea bag to apply to your eyes or wrap a cold tea bag with a towel and apply it to your eyes for 5 minutes. The tannic acid contained in tea is a good astringent and can effectively reduce swelling.

2. Use chamomile tea bags: Put the chamomile tea bags in the refrigerator to cool, then take them out and apply them on the eyelids to relieve swelling.

3. Raw potato chips: Cut the raw potatoes into thin slices, or mash them, and apply them on the eyelids. After about 15 minutes, wash them with clean water. This is also an effective way to reduce swelling.

There are many reasons why children have swollen eyes, and parents should not take it lightly. If a child has swollen eyes for a long time, then parents must take the child to the hospital for a detailed examination to find the cause so that it can be completely cured. Swollen eyes may not seem like a serious illness, but they are a symptom of kidney disease. Therefore, do not underestimate symptoms that do not resemble illness and do not ignore every detail.