[header] How to get rid of a black eye [title] Apply ice to the area around your eye. [step] Apply a cold compress, washcloth filled with ice, or a bag of frozen vegetables to the swollen area in 10-minute intervals. Apply the ice pack for approximately 20 minutes every hour during the first couple days of healing. 
[substeps] Begin this treatment immediately and continue it for 24 to 48 hours. Press on the skin around the eye, not on the eye itself.