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Rubbing eyelids

Rubbing eyelids

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Rubbing eyelids

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

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Eyelid redness

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A 43-year old asked:

Circle lens rubbing against eyelid, what do you advise?

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A female asked:

Slight pain after rubbing my eyelid. I feel the pain around my eye. ?

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A male asked:

Was rubbing my eyelid lightly due to tiredness and fellt a pop now my lower eyelid red and swollen and sore to the touch?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

Can constantly rubbing eyes cause the eyelid to droop?

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A 43-year old asked:

What's the best way to get an eyelash out that is under the eyelid and rubbing against the eyeball?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

What does it mean if your eyeball itself isn't sore but when rubbing your eyes your eyelid is sore?

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A 34-year old asked:

What does it mean if your eye itself isnt sore but when rubbing your eyes your eyelid is hurting some?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 24-year old female asked:

Can someone who's had a cornea transplant wear eye makeup? And would it be a problem to wipe it off by rubbing or tugging the eyelid.

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

I'm high myopic. While I was rubbing lightly my lower eyelid with my finger my sister pushed my hand causing my finger pressing my eye little hard after that corner of eye I was feeling little cold sensation. Otherwise my eyes look fine. Any damage?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Right eyelid started twitching after rubbing it. Went away after a few seconds. Should i worry?

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A female asked:

Hello, I have been experiencing some burning sensation on the corner of my eyelid and I am not sure what it could be. I have been rubbing my eyes too.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

M 19 can a droopy eyelid be caused by rubbing or anxiety? I have health anxiety and have been rubbing my eye for 2 days left eyelid slightly drooped.

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

How can you wash off Vicks vapor rub off your eyelids?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Is it normal for eyelids to feel so itchy after crying? It itches a lot and hurts when I rub them

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

Is it normal for my eyelids to be itchy a lot when crying? They burn when I rub them

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

I notice my upper eyelids have dead dirt like skin. When I rub it more dry skin appear, it gets more itchy. Why is this? How to treat it? Elaborate.

1 doctor answer • 9 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

32 yr old female, 2 corneal transplants in the past. Safe to rub coconut oil on the eyelids for moisture?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

My eyelid(root of my eyelashes) itch when I touch them. Lots of dry skin are sometimes there. When I rub it, even more. My eyelashes has being weak?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 27-year old male asked:

Corner of eyes are irritated and mildly crusty. Eyes are clear but red if you pull down the eyelid. Burning if I rub too much.what could this be?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 30-year old male asked:

When i rub my right eye I have fine flash covering the lower eyelid margin.I have seen my ret spclist.Flash at bottom means inferior retina involved?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old male asked:

Some mornings when I wake up my right eyeball is sore when I rub my eye. When i light press on the bottom lid it isn't sore, only when I press on the top eyelid.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

What is causing my eyelids to get swollen and itchy? My eyes are always itchy , and I when I rub on them, my eyelids get swollen and itchy. I went to see a dermatolgist; she said it was exzema, but I think is an allergic reaction to something?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 62-year old female asked:

Ophthalmologist prescribed desonide cream .05% to rub on eyelids, (allegeric conjunctivitis)...how do I do that without getting it in the eye?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

I have twitching in eyelids of both my eyes. Mainly lower eyelid but when I rub my eyes, even the upper eyelid twitches.Is this just dry eyes or more?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

Can I use hydrocortisone on eyelids? Itchy, red, slightly swollen and dry. Must have rub something I should not have. For 2 weeks now.

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

Can be eye allergy only have itching (swollen and red skin "only when rub") ? Or is that blepharitis or eyelid dermatitis ? No makeup +cl for long tim

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 39-year old female asked:

My 11 month old has chicken pox, should I take him to emergency? We are in day 5 and he isn't sleeping, crying a lot we are in day 5, he isn't sleeping, crys a lot, has pox on his right eyelid, on his genitals, we give him oatmeal baths, rub coconut oil o

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A 33-year old asked:

Is it possible to poke your eye out by rubbing it excessively?

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A 21-year old female asked:

I feel like there is something inside my eye, but there's nothing? I got that feeling after rubbing my eye

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

Mom's eye are red and she is rubbing her eyes .Any suggestions?

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