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swollen upper eyelid

swollen upper eyelid

this morning i woke up with a very swollen red right upper eyelid.  i am in panama city, i just started my travels.  i am guessing that it may be a reaction to water, foreign pillow case, hot dusty wind or a combination of all.  i am assuming that this will go away within a week or so.  my only concern is that 4 months ago i got lasik eye surgery and since then my eyes have been dry and i have been using lubricating eyedrops.  could this swollen eye lid be at all related to my surgery?  

i just want to know if i should be concerned, or if i can wait a few days to see if it goes away.

also, should i take some benadryl for the swelling?

thank you
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Probably not due to lasik. Use warm compresses, artificial tears. Bendaryl likely will not help. Panama has pretty good eye care.

JCH III MD
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