What could be wrong with my eye?!
Question:
What could be wrong with my eye?
The white part of my eye is swelled up around the colored part of it and there is also a bump in the corner not on the eyelid. I have had a sty before but the lump is on the white part of my eye. And thanks for answering my question about the contact I foud out that I have a bump. Are there any problems that causes a bump on your eye and you eye to swell?
Answers:
It sounds like you are describing two separate conditions. When the "white part" of the eye swells up around the "colored part" it is called "chemosis". Chemosis is an INFLAMMATORY condition not an INFECTION. Chemosis can be caused by exposure to toxic substances like chemicals but usually it tends to be seen with allergic reactions. If you have quite a bit of itching it is almost definitely an allergic reaction. If not, it could be toxic.
The bump in the corner of your eye is probably an inflamed pinguecula. Most pinguecula are chronic and unassociated with disease. They are thought to be related to exposure to irritants such as wind, sun, dust, etc. but nobody really knows for sure. Most pingueculae tend to occur in th corner of your eye closest to the nose but can occur on the corner closest to the ear. You probably have had the pinguecula for some time but it is much more noticeable when you have a chemosis. But only way to know for sure is to get it checked out by an eye doctor. Both a chemosis and an inflamed pinguecula tend to respond well to topical steroid treatment with drugs like Pred Forte, etc. Hope this helped.