Question 1

Eyelid, orbit, or eye socket surgery"

Accepted Answer

Elevate your head on 2-3 pillows for 4 nights following your surgery.

Question 2

If your surgery involves a skin graft

Accepted Answer

Do not remove the dressing to the eye. This will be removed at your review appointment. This means that you will have that eye patched for about a week and you cannot drive with one eye patched.

Question 3

Pterygium surgery

Accepted Answer

Leave the eye shield on overnight.   Purchase the two bottles of eye drops on the prescription provided after your surgery. On the morning after your procedure, remove the eye shield and dressing and use both of the bottles of new eye drops 4 times per day, at breakfast, lunch, dinner and bed times. Apply a drop from the first bottle to the operated eye, allow 1-2 minutes to pass, and then apply a drop from the second bottle to the eye. It does not matter which bottle is applied first. Your eyes will look very red and feel uncomfortable like there is sand in it. This will subside over the next 4 days or so. You can take Panadol every 4 hours for pain relief.   You may shower and wash your face as usual. It is fine to get the outside of the eyelids wet. Do not splash water or soap in the eye for 3 weeks.    Do not rub the eye or put pressure on it for 4 weeks.   Wear the plastic shield provided over the eye, resting on bone, stuck on with ordinary sticky tape when sleeping for the first 4 nights (and if you have a nap during the day).

Question 4

Tear duct surgery

Accepted Answer

Do not pick or blow your nose or pull or cut anything out of the nose until allowed by Dr Su.

Question 5

Post Operative Appointments

Accepted Answer

All surgery patients require at least one post-operative appointment, around one week after your surgery.   You will need to pay the gap fee (the amount not covered by your health insurance) at this appointment.

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