HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

My eyelids are black/purplish and when i wake up in the morning they are swollen however during the day it goes down. what is wrong with them?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Lid swelling: Hard to say. Do you sleep face down? Sometimes being in a gravity dependent position can cause increased swelling overnight. I would see an ophthalmologist to be sure.

Answered 6/26/2018

5.4k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Eye swollen an purple on the top eyelid its hot an buring vision blury! what is this an what can I do to help this? It hurts in my eye like a throbbn

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I woke up with my right eyelid swollen and a reddish purple . No sty , no pink eye , and i haven't been hit n it hurts . Please help !

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Eye md says I have mild blepharitis. Upper eyelids swollen and red/purple & small hive under left eye. Tried ocusoft & benadr. Will doxycylcine help?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I am experiencing rash on face, fever, swollen lip, swelling around eyes, rash on back, thigh rash and rash (quality: itchiness, blisters, crusty, bumpy, red or bluish purple) . The following also describes me: Eyelid swelling. What should I do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I was hit in eye, it is swollen, purple top and bottom. The eye itself is bloody, seeps a bit. Not as a bad today, hard for me to get in to the drs.

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

Top eyelid has been swollen for Five days each day seems a little worse. And now it's purple. No trauma?
I have a 9 month baby, she going for a week with her bottom eyelid reddish kind of purple her top eyelid gets swollen at times. What can it be?
My upper eyelids are swollen are purple. Worse in evening. Blepharitis? Haven't worn make-up or contacts in 3 weeks, using ocusoft lid scrubs. Next?
What is a good home remedy for a swollen and purple eyelid?
My daughter has a rash or something on her eye lid when she wakes up in the morning it is swollen the during the day is goes down , wht cld it be?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.