The gauze can usually be removed on the 2nd day after chalazion surgery, as prescribed by your doctor. Chalazion is a common disease in ophthalmology, it is a cyst formed due to the blockage of the opening of the lid gland inside the eyelid after the secretion is stagnant, if hot compresses and conservative treatment can not make it subside, usually need to be removed through surgical treatment, after the surgery in order to avoid contamination of the incision site, you need to use gauze and other dressings to cover the affected eye. On the second day, the patient can open the gauze dressing, and the eye can see normally, but still need to pay attention to avoid contamination of the eye, for example, do not use dirty hands to rub the eye, and avoid splashing dirty water into the eye when washing hair and face. The exact time to remove the gauze dressing should also be finalized according to the doctor’s examination result.