My eye is poofy and practically swollen shut

[Jester123]

So I woke up this morning to find my left eye really poofy and practically swollen shut and I thought it must have been from me keeping my contacts in while I slept.  The wierd thing is that there is no puss or any other type of white or yellow (or any other type of) residue coming from the eye.  And the eye is white, no redness whatsoever which would lead me to think the eye isn't irritated at all.  So because there was no residue and the eye wasn't irritated I thought I could just sleep it off, well I've just slept for about 6 hours and the eye is still poofy and almost completely shut yet there is still no residue and the eye is still white, any help on what's the deal here and how I can treat it (quickly as I don't want to have to call in sick a second straight day)??????

P.S. I tried the doctor forums but it wouldn't even let me post a question saying there were already too many questions posted for the day or something like that...

The quicker I get a reply on how to get my eye back to normal the better, thanks guys!!!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[shalynv]

I have a metal plate in my left eye, just woke up today and yesterday with that eye swollen shut. should I go get a ct to see if something is wrong? maybe its infected?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Call your ophthalmologist and/or your personal physician immediately and try and get in today  if not possible consider going to the emergency room

JCH MD

[pinky1974]

Hello, my left top eye lid is swollen to where my eye is almost shut. It has been like this for the last 7 days now. My lymph node on the side of my neck (left side) is swollen too and hurts to touch. Doesnt seem to be getting better. Saw my PCP yesterday and started me on Amox Clav and Benadryl. Nothing seems to be getting better only worse. Today it looks like a thin layer of film is trying to cover the inside of my eye.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Ask for a referral to an Eye MD ophthalmologist.
JCH MD

[rabialeoz]

hello sir. I moved to UAE about 2 months ago. From last two weeks when I woke up in the morning my eyes are swollen and also the under eye area. the area around my eyes got very sensitive. what should I use, the area around eye turning to dark colour also. my age is 26. im very worried, please help me