What can I do to help treat swollen eyes after cat exposure?
This would depend on the cause of the eyelid swelling. It may be the cat, or a reaction to a different or additional trigger. I suggest he visit a board-certified allergist who can help with a diagnosis and identify his trigger(s). Once the trigger is officially diagnosed, a treatment plan can be developed.
If he is developing allergic conjunctivitis and red itchy eyes with swelling, it may be caused by an airborne allergen. Oral (by mouth) and ocular (in the eye) antihistamines may be helpful.
If the symptoms are only eyelid swelling with a rash on the eyelid, it may be contact dermatitis caused by a chemical.
Douglas T. Johnston, DO, FAAAAI, FACAAI, is an allergist/clinical immunologist at Carolina Asthma & Allergy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Assistant Professor at Edward Via School of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is a fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI) and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI). He has lectured at national and international medical conferences and has publications in several medical journals, including “Clinical Immunology,” “World Allergy Organization Journal,” “Journal of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology,” “The Journal of the American Medical Association,” and the “New England Journal of Medicine.”
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