What are the causes of swollen eyes in children?

There are many reasons why children may have swollen eyes. For example, children do not sleep well, stay up late, or have an improper sleeping posture, which can easily cause swollen eyes. In addition, if they drink too much water before going to bed, it can easily lead to water intoxication and cause swollen eyes. What cannot be ignored is that kidney disease is an important cause of red and swollen eyes.

1. Poor sleep.

For example, if a child stays up late at night, resulting in less sleep time, he or she will easily have swollen eyes when he or she wakes up the next morning, and the eyes will feel painful and swollen. In addition, the child may be nervous, which may cause restless sleep at night, poor sleep quality, and swollen eyes when he or she wakes up in the morning.

2. Incorrect sleeping posture.

For example, some children occasionally sleep without pillows and may experience swollen eyes after one night. Of course, some children also do not sleep with pillows but do not experience swollen eyes. The reason may be related to personal habits.

3. Drinking water problem.

Some children drink a lot of water before going to bed, and will have swollen eyes the next day, but the swelling will gradually subside during the day.

4. Kidney disease.

Nephrologists point out that children's kidney disease can cause swelling in their eyes. Kidney disease is a chronic disease and patients will not experience any obvious symptoms at the beginning of the disease. If the child has good sleep quality at night and no other reasons for the swollen eyes are found, parents are encouraged to take the child to the hospital for examination to determine whether it is caused by kidney disease.