The child has swollen eyes: what does this symptom say and how to help the baby?
The most sensitive areas of the skin are located in the eye area, including – on the eyelids. In children these zones are characterized by increased irritability, as a result of which the eyelids can swell under the influence of any external factors.
This is not a reason to immediately go to a doctor, and parents should get used to the fact that at the age of up to one year, this phenomenon will occur with the slightest changes in diet and lack of sleep. But if such a symptom is pronounced, arises without obvious reasons and does not pass within the first two or three days – it is necessary to show the child to the pediatrician.
What should I do if the child has a sharp swelling of the eyelid, and what can the baby help if it swells under the eye or above it? Some tips for parents will find in our material!
Due to external factors and tissue damage by pathogenic microorganisms children can swell the lower and upper eyelids, but since the skin of the upper eyelid is more tender and delicate – cases of its puffiness are encountered in ophthalmic practice a little more often.
The causes of swollen eyelids in a child in both cases are the same:
In young children, such a symptom can develop against a background of teething, while the eyelids of only one eye can swell.