Wierd lines on my eyelids?

Question

Recently I noticed that I have a thick, kind of dark line on each of my eyelids, right above my eyelashes. It's the color of a slight bruise, like I may have damaged some blood vessels, but I haven't done anything to them. They're slightly thicker than a nickel.

Could it be a symptom of something? Could I just be straining my eyes, or is it related to sleep? I have racked up an impressive sleep debt over the last 6 or so months.

Answer 1

Perhaps you have severe allergies, eyelid margin disease or were rubbing your eye quite a bit. If your eyes are comfortable, normal looking (other than the dark line), and with clear vision, then that is a good thing. If the symptom is still present after a week or two, you may visit a local ophthalmologist.