Swollen Eyes – Causes and Home Remedies

2025-08-132026-09-27
Eye diseases (category)

Swollen Eyes – At a Glance

Most common causes: allergies, conjunctivitis or stye, salt and alcohol, insufficient sleep, crying, hormonal changes; less commonly kidney, thyroid, and heart diseases.
Quick relief: cold compress for 10 minutes, elevated head during sleep, hydration, and less salt; for allergies – antihistamine.
Warning signs: swelling of one eye with pain, redness, fever, or worsening vision requires an urgent visit – it could be orbital cellulitis.
Recurrent swelling should be consulted with an ophthalmologist to check the eye surface and eyelids, especially when accompanied by dryness or burning.

Swollen eyes are a common ailment that can significantly impact quality of life and appearance. Although often underestimated, it can be a signal of various health problems – from mundane causes related to lifestyle to more serious conditions requiring medical intervention.

Eye Floaters: Symptoms of Eye Diseases, Vitreous Opacities, and Eye Stroke

2025-03-272026-10-03
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Dark spots, threads, or a fog obscuring the field of vision – eye floaters can be both a harmless phenomenon and a symptom of serious ophthalmic conditions.

Astigmatism – Symptoms and Treatment

2025-03-032026-09-27
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Astigmatism Symptoms – In Brief

Typical symptoms: blurred or “stretched” vision at any distance, distorted lines, streaks and halos around lights at night, squinting, headaches, and fatigue after reading.
Cause: the cornea (less often the lens) is shaped like a rugby ball instead of a sphere, so light focuses at two points instead of one.
Diagnosis: refraction test and corneal topography, which rules out keratoconus; early detection in children is important, as uncorrected astigmatism can lead to amblyopia.
Correction: glasses or toric contact lenses only alleviate symptoms; permanent correction is provided by laser vision correction, phakic IOLs, or toric IOLs during cataract surgery.

Astigmatism is a common vision defect that affects millions worldwide, often accompanying other vision problems. Although it can significantly impact visual comfort and quality of life, modern medicine offers effective and safe methods for its correction. In this article, we provide comprehensive information on astigmatism – from its causes and symptoms to modern diagnostic and treatment methods available at our clinic.

How long does cataract surgery take?

2025-01-132026-09-27
Eye diseases (category), Advice from a specialist (category)

The cataract removal procedure itself is surprisingly short – it usually takes 15 to 20 minutes per eye. However, the entire medical procedure, including preparation and the period immediately after…

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Retinal Detachment – Does It Always Lead to Permanent Vision Loss?

2024-05-072026-10-03
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Imagine that your vision is the most advanced camera in the world. The retina is its film – an incredibly thin layer that captures light and transforms it into the…

Symptoms of Conjunctivitis

2024-05-072026-09-27
Eye diseases (category)

Conjunctivitis can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or allergens. Regardless of the etiology, the symptoms are always very bothersome and can truly make life difficult.

Refractive Lens Exchange – An Alternative to Laser Vision Correction, and More

2023-09-052026-09-26
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Refractive lens exchange, or RLE (refractive lens exchange), involves removing the patient’s natural lens and replacing it with a technologically advanced artificial lens that corrects the vision defect. However, modern artificial intraocular lenses can be selected in such a way that they correct not only refractive errors, commonly known as vision defects, but also other conditions.

Primary and secondary cataracts – how they differ

2023-09-052026-10-05
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Primary cataracts are simply congenital cataracts, either as a result of complications or resulting from a clouding of the lens of the eye that occurs with age and is associated…

What is the most advanced laser eye surgery procedure?

2023-09-052026-09-26
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Laser eye surgery itself represents an incredible advance over earlier vision correction methods, such as standard scalpel operations.

Can laser eye surgery treat strabismus (strabismus) and diplopia double vision (diplopia)?

2023-09-052026-09-26
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Laser eye surgery is not used in the treatment of strabismus, because the treatment requires intervention in the muscles around the eye, and the laser procedure does not offer such possibilities. But.

Genetically determined eye diseases

2023-09-052026-09-26
Eye diseases (category)

Ophthalmic genetics is a branch of medicine that studies hereditary eye disorders and helps identify their genetic causes, understand their mechanisms, and develop diagnostic and treatment strategies.

Corneal dystrophies

2023-08-212026-10-05
Eye diseases (category)

Dystrophy is a condition in which the growth of tissues or entire organs is impaired due to developmental abnormalities, infectious or metabolic diseases, allergies or poor nutrition. In extreme cases, dystrophy can lead to atrophy, that is, a gradual decrease in the volume of a tissue or organ or even its disappearance.

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