To get rid of swelling eyes, you need to find out the underlying cause at first. If you get swelling eyes due to allergies, antihistamine eye drops, oral allergy medication, as well as artificial tears will help relieve the swell. If they are caused by infection such as conjunctivitis or ocular herpes, anti-viral or anti-inflammatory eye drops or ointment, or antibiotics function well. If your swelling eyes are not that serious, you can be apply cold and refrigerated used tea bags to your eyes to alleviate symptoms because tea has an astringent effect. Or rinse your face with cool water and pat dry. Ensure enough high quality sleep everyday and elevate your pillow when you sleep. Reduce your salt intake in your daily diet. You can apply cool towel with milk to your eyes to subside them. Do not wear contact lenses if you do. Do not rub your eyes, which can aggravate your condition.
