Hello everyone:)
I am 22 years old, and just had a strabismus surgery done on two muscles on my right eye two days ago. The doctor said it went fine - it was strictly cosmetical surgery, and the eye seems to be moving same as the left eye now. Which is good!
However, I am worried about the recovery now. My eye is red, and it's leaky all the time, but that's normal, I guess. It also hurts from time to time - nothing I can't stand, though. Here's the thing I'm worried about - my operated eye is swollen!!! Is that usual? Does that happen often? Cause I can deal with the redness, but it just looks really bad like this, and it gets me really worried.
And if it's happened to some of you - what do I do to make it go away? I would really want my eye to look as normal as it can (red's fine, at least not swollen) by Wednesday, which is two days from now.
Thank you so much in advance!
Sneska
2007-07-22 22:34:44 · 4 answers · asked by a writer 2 in Health ➔ Optical
This is truly a question for your surgeon! As helpful as the advice here can be, you have a serious medical question. These are your eyes! Irreplaceable! As an ex optician, I say
call your doctor! Immediately! They should have an exchange that can contact them 24/7. DO NOT RISK YOUR VISION!
2007-07-23 00:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by Apollonia23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When ANY surgery is done on the eye, a fair amount of tugging, and cutting and sewing happen. Blood vessels do bleed and ooze. If they bleed a little, things look TERRIBLE, but it's just a little blood, and that goes away within a week or so. It's sort of like a bruise...takes a week or two.
The surgery itself consists of opening the conjunctiva on either side of the cornea, bluntly dissecting the adhesive tissue overlying the eye'ball' itself, finding the muscles (not supposed to be a hard part), then moving them up or back or shortening one and moving another.
Then they close the surface tissue, the conjunctiva, put some antibiotics on or in or both, and patch...go home.
Within a week or so your eye will appear a LOT better, and be straight, and hopefully STAY straight.
2007-07-23 06:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swelling and bruising is normal after surgery. If the swelling has increased since you last saw the doctor or seems to be getting worse not better, call the doctor's office and explain the problem. They will let you know if it is normal or not and whether any treatment is needed.
2007-07-23 06:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by Judy B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-19 19:18:28 · answer #4 · answered by Effie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋