How to Recover From Glaucoma Surgery

Glaucoma occurs when a multiple diseases attack the optic nerve, gradually stripping a person of sight. Vision loss caused by glaucoma cannot be recovered, making early detection essential. Glaucoma is never cured, but proper post-surgery care is necessary to combat its affects.

Instructions

Surgery aftercare

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  Avoid showers. Irritants introduced into the eyes after glaucoma surgery could be disastrous. Soap and other bath products could reverse or diminish the efficacy of the operation. Also, women should avoid using eye-makeup for a couple weeks after surgery.

• 2

  Wear your eye shields for at least 2 days after the surgery. Your eyes will be their most sensitive during this period.

• 3

  Protecty your eyes from bright sunlight from now on. Umbrellas, shades, sunglasses are all good options to use post-surgery. Sunlight could actually damage the work that was done during the operation.

• 4

  Contact a eye physician promptly if fluid forms in the eyes, or if there is pain or swelling after the surgery.

Post Surgery Activities

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  Abstain from any type of rigorous movement immediately following glaucoma surgery. A person should avoid sex for a while after the operation.

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  Bend only when necessary after a glaucoma surgery. You may have to refrain from jobs that require heavy lifting. Physical strain can pressure the eye.

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  Wait for a while before swimming. The eyes can be damaged by the pressure of water splashing your or if the waves hurtle foreign objects into your eyes.

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  Drink in moderation, or not at all. Drunkenness can leave you and your eyes vulnerable to physical mishap and injury Drinking also may make you miss the time to administer your eye drops. A relapse into the worse stages of the disease could result, even after you have been in remission for a long period.

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  Quit smoking. Smoke can irritate your eye and cause pain.