Swollen eye symptoms. Please help!!

[Gabyswolleneye]

In January I went to NYC and all of a sudden my right upper eyelid started to be swollen every morning. It never got to be extremely swollen but noticeably bigger than my left eye. I thought it was because of the cold weather up there (bcs I'm from south florida) so I did not think about it as much. When I for back to Florida, it still was swollen. So I tried to apply warm compress to it and it seemed like it was getting worse so I applied some cold compress and it got slightly better. Fast forward 3 months later, and it's still a little swollen but not as bad. It doesn't ever hurt and there are no bumps or noticeable symptoms on my eye, it's just a little bit swollen. Any suggestions on what to do to get it back to normal??

[Gabyswolleneye]

Thank you Dr. McGarity for the response.

I noticed that when I was using a face lotion it would become more swollen than when I wouldn't use the face lotion. It's better now that I have stopped using it. Do you think that I could be sensitive to that specific lotion?

Also, could I see a regular MD about this? Or would it have to be an ophthalmologist?


Thank you!

[Timothy D McGarity, M.D.]

Hi,
You need to get it checked out by an ophthalmologist. It could be a small tumor or a simple stye. Only way to know is a checkup.
Best wishes,
Timothy D. McGarity, Medical Doctor, Ophthalmologist