What to do after removing silicone oil from your eyes

After the removal of silicone oil from the eye, patients should pay attention to avoid strenuous exercise, maintain eye hygiene, and also need to follow the doctor’s instructions for the use of eye drops, monitoring visual acuity and intraocular pressure changes. After the removal of silicone oil in the eye, patients should pay attention to avoid strenuous exercise, do not do heavy physical work, if you do not pay attention, it is likely to appear retinal detachment again, may need to carry out a second operation, and the difficulty of the second operation will be increased, the risk will also be elevated. After removing the silicone oil patients should also pay attention to eye hygiene, avoid sewage into the eyes, also need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use antibiotic eye drops, such as tobramycin eye drops, etc., to prevent eye infections. Patients also need to regularly monitor vision and intraocular pressure, if there is a decrease in vision, blurred vision, intraocular pressure increases or decreases, the need for timely hospital examination, timely treatment, to avoid delaying the condition. It is recommended that patients follow the doctor’s instructions to take care of themselves after silicone oil removal surgery, have regular checkups, and consult the doctor in time when discomfort occurs.