Many cases of mild bacterial conjunctivitis clear up on their own, within a week or two and without any specific treatment. Cleaning the eyes throughout the day with water and a clean cloth or sterile pad, and using lubricating eye drops, also known as artificial tears, may help to relieve symptoms.

Apply ice or a cold pack wrapped in a clean, wet washcloth to the eye for 15 to 20 minutes at a time to decrease eyelid swelling and pain. You can safely give your child an allergy medicine or antihistamine by mouth. This will help to decrease eyelid swelling and itching. Benadryl every 6 hours or so is best.

Common treatments include eye drops, artificial tears, antihistamines, decongestants, and steroids. Keeping the affected eye clean and applying a warm compress can help resolve the issue. In rare cases, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics.

You may notice problems like:

1. Pain or discomfort.
2. Itchy eyes.
3. Feeling that something’s on or in your eye.
4. Eye hurts when it’s bright (light sensitivity)
5. Burning in your eyes.
6. Small, painful lump under your eyelid or at the base of your eyelashes.
7. Eyelid is tender when you touch it.
8. Eyes won’t stop tearing up.

While eyelid swelling often goes away on its own over the course of a day, there are several things you can do to help reduce it. A cool compress or ice pack can help reduce the swelling in general. Avoid rubbing your eyes, and if you wear contacts, remove them immediately.

You can

1. Use a saline solution to rinse your eyes, if there’s discharge.
2. Use a cool compress over your eyes. This can be a cold washcloth.
3. Remove contacts, if you have them.
4. Place chilled black tea bags over your eyes. Caffeine helps reduce swelling.
5. Elevate your head at night to decrease fluid retention.

In case the reason of swollen eyelids is any kind of allergy, oral anti-allergic medicines, antihistamine eye drops and lubricating artificial tears can be the best remedy to combat the symptoms. If the allergy is severe, doctors recommend the use of mild steroid drops.

Home remedies are also present for treating swollen eyelids. These include washing face after some time intervals by using ice cold water, by reducing sodium intake, drinking water in large amounts, avoiding allergens and applying slices of cucumber on the eyelids for some time.

Allergies, infections, and even crying can cause your eyelids to redden. Red eyelids may also result from trauma to the eye area. Red eyelids are commonly associated with other symptoms like itching, swelling, irritation, bumps, increased tearing, or discharge. Allergies are a very common cause of red eyelids.

Use a washcloth to reduce swelling. Take a fluffy washcloth and wet it well with ice-cold water. Wring it and place over your eyes for 10 minutes or so. This constricts blood vessels around your eyes, which in turn reduces swelling.