Need help now - swollen eyelids

[Feli12]

Hi all, looking for advice. Had what I suspect was a corneal erosion on Wednesday. I read online about putting Vaseline on the eyelids to protect dry eyes overnight. So for two nights in a row I covered my upper and lower eyelids with Vaseline.

Now both my upper eyelids are badly swollen, to the point that the skin is shiny. They are becoming painful. Any advice? I will seek out an eye doctor tomorrow (Sunday..! ugh) first thing if things don't improve overnight. I think the Vaseline must have clogged my glands.

I've tried washing my eyelid margin / glands really well with warm water, applied tea tree oil to my eyelid margins. Just now I used a cold compress (washcloth dipped in very cold water) for 15 minutes. The swelling is still here. Thanks in advance for advice. This is scary and they've never been this bad.

[Feli12]

Quick update -- I figured it was blepharitis caused by demodex, most likely. I treated myself by doing warm compresses 2x a day, tea tree oil along the upper and lower lid margins 2x a day, and cleaned my lid margins with hypochlorous acid. I put a humidifier in my room. I also washed a sleep mask I've been using for a while, using tea tree oil, as I suspect it was probably riddled with demodex. This all seems to have helped, and the swelling in my eyes has gone back to its normal level. I really don't think the Vaseline caused it, but who knows.