This was for surgery to my left eye (the worst one), to remove the cataracts, and to insert a tube to help with drainage (to reduce pressure in the eye).
Because I would need some attention for the next 24 hours, and there was NO ONE to provide it, I stayed overnight. Had to sleep with an eye-patch taped on, to avoid injury to the eye.
When the patch was removed, I really couldn't see ANY difference in vision with that eye. The surgeon had warned me that could be the case, but felt the surgery was necessary.
When asked if I felt any pain or irritation, I mentioned feeling something between my eye and the lower eyelid. He said I was probably feeling some of the stitching. STITCHING on an EYEBALL!!! Trying to IMAGINE that. Perhaps I SHOULDN'T. :-)
He gave me a steel patch (with holes like a pepper shaker) ...
... to tape over my left eye before going to bed. This will be for a week.
He also gave me still MORE eye drops. I've been taking three types of drops, to control the pressure in both eyes. I'll continue with those, but NOW for the right eye only. The left gets three NEW types, for the next four weeks, to control any inflammation resulting from the surgery. SIX types to keep track of. Does THAT sound like FUN? :-)
I see him again, on Thursday, 03 AUG 2017, for a follow-up check.
They tell me it could be six to eight weeks before surgery to the right eye. Dr. Morris (the eye surgeon) is confident of more improvement with THAT eye, as its optic nerve damage is far less.
We shall see. :-)
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Glad the surgery went well Paul. That's definitely a lot of drops to manage! Hopefully you still get some improvement in that eye from the surgery. Take care now and follow all the directions :-).
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