Most of us have woken up with a puffy eyelid at some point in our lives. Aside from being uncomfortable (and sometimes painful), it can also temporarily affect your vision. When that happens, you’ve ...

A bump on your eyelid may look like a pimple, but it's usually not related to acne. Instead, it's probably a stye, chalazion, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." NOTICING THAT YOUR face looks a little puffy or outright swollen can be a shocking sight. Usually, facial ...

To reduce eye swelling from allergies, a person should try to avoid any known triggers or touching and rubbing their eyes. A person can also try applying a cold compress and taking certain medications ...

High cholesterol, often a silent condition, can manifest with visible signs around the eyes. Conditions like xanthelasma, ...

Over the years, an old friend, Michael Cater, MD, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Orange County, California, has shared numerous interesting cases, some from exotic places during his time in ...

Dear Dr. Douma: Every morning when I wake up my eyes are so swollen they're just little slits. As the day progresses, the swelling goes away. I am 67 years old and occasionally experience edema in my ...

While both a stye and pink eye cause itching, swelling, and redness — a stye will likely be accompanied by a pimple-like bump ...

Swollen or puffy eyes from crying may occur due to fluid retention in the tissue around the eyes. The puffiness usually goes away by itself, but a person can take steps, such as applying a cool ...

A 61-year-old woman presents with a complaint of painful swelling of the left lower eyelid that has been slowly progressing for 2 weeks (Figure 1). Before the swelling, she had chronic tearing out of ...