[Misc] A game changer for my puffy eyes!

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Not medical advice, but this tip came from my optometrist and ended up helping me TENFOLD.I thought my eyes were chronically puffy. I figured that these were just my eye(lid)s, and I would have to learn to deal with them. Every morning, I would splash cool water on my face, rinse out the eye crusties, apply a cool compress to help bring down the puffiness, apply a caffeine serum to the lids, and add some lubricating eyedrops to my dry eyes.Almost a full year of this gradually worsening and eventually I made it to the optometrist for an unrelated issue. During the visit, he noticed that my eyelids were extremely inflamed on the inside. He prescribed me an antibiotic/steroid eye drop to address the overgrowth of bacteria and help reduce the swelling. This all pretty usual, but what he said next blew my mind: BABY SHAMPOO. He instructed me to routinely wash my eyes (closed) with baby shampoo (I opted for cerave bebe). After the course of the medication was done, he instructed I reduce my eye washing routine to every so often or as needed. He explained that sometimes bacteria overgrows, and the soap will help regulate it when I feel my eyes getting bothersome again.WHAT A GAME CHANGER! It's been a couple months and I haven't had to do anything else for my eyes. When I thought I had a little extra "eye fat" and was just a person who had puffy eyes in the morning, I was so wrong. I stopped having to use the cold compresses and the serums. I even stopped waking up with a bunch of crust in my eyes. This addition was a winner for me. Of course, its always best to see your optometrist first (however I realize not everyone has the coverage and it can be expensive).I hope this story has helped!TLDR; my optometrist noticed my eyelids were extremely swollen, addressed the bacteria buildup/swelling problem with some medicated eye drops, and suggested I use baby shampoo to wash my eyes (closed) to help the prevent the issue from reoccurring. Kept up with the baby shampoo every so often, and haven't had a puffy eye since!
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