Originally Posted by Shibori
I use allergy eye drops although with it being so irritated maybe hold off on that for a few days because they have a slight burn when you first put them in. Freeze a wet washcloth in a ziplock bag and use that for a cold compress to get the swelling to go down. It's gentler than an ice pack on delicate eye and facial areas.
Even more delicate would be to wet cotton balls and freeze them. (just read about this in a magazine yesterday!)