What are the causes and solutions for upper eyelid edema?

The causes of upper eyelid edema are drinking too much water before going to bed, bacterial conjunctivitis, acute glomerulonephritis, etc., which should be dealt with according to the causes. 1. Drinking too much water before going to bed can lead to water not being excreted in time, thus gathering in the eyelid parts, causing upper eyelid edema. Patients should reduce water intake, and hot compress or massage on the upper eyelid, which can promote blood circulation and accelerate edema subsides.2. Bacterial conjunctivitis Bacterial conjunctivitis is a disease caused by bacterial infection, which can secrete a large number of inflammatory factors, stimulate the upper eyelid, and cause upper eyelid edema. Patients can be prescribed external levofloxacin eye drops, tobramycin eye drops, chloramphenicol eye drops and other antibiotic eye drops for treatment, inflammation subsided, edema phenomenon will also disappear. 3. Acute glomerulonephritis The occurrence of acute glomerulonephritis is related to β-hemolytic streptococcal infection, which can affect renal function, leading to water and sodium retention in the body, resulting in upper eyelid edema. Patients can take hydrochlorothiazide, spironolactone, furosemide and other diuretics as prescribed, which can promote the excretion of water and sodium, improve the symptoms of eyelid edema, and also use penicillin, amoxicillin, cefixime and other drugs to control infection according to the doctor's advice.