What are some effective/long-lasting soothing treatments for painful conjunctivitis on the eyelid?

Question

My eye itself is unaffected, but my upper eyelid is heavily swollen and irritated. It's quite painful most of the time and I've tried both cold to cool compress and warm to hot compress, and it helps temporarily, but I'm wondering if there are any other soothing methods, preferably natural ones.

I went to the doctor and he gave me anti-histamine drops and antibiotic drops so I should be getting better in a few days, but still, my eyelid's really sore!

Please help. Thanks.

Answer 1

Conjunctivitis, if limited to one eye, could be viral instead of bacterial, hence, the antibiotic may not work on it. If it is a viral infection, these usually clear up within 5-7 days after first sign of inflammation. The anti-histamine will be good to reduce inflammation. Keep the cool compresses on your eye and be very careful not to cross-contaminate the other eye. And as always, if there is any severe eye pain (different from irritation), you should to to the emergency department straight away as severe pain is not common and could signify a medical emergency. Best of luck!