What to expect after strabismus surgery

After strabismus surgery, patients should avoid rubbing their eyes, maintain eye hygiene, and use eye drops regularly as prescribed.
After strabismus surgery, patients should avoid rubbing the eyes, because rubbing the eyes will easily cause the conjunctival incision to split, which will affect the patient’s postoperative recovery.
After strabismus correction surgery, patients should also strictly maintain eye hygiene, avoid water getting into the eyes when washing hair and face, otherwise, once contaminated eyes, it will easily cause postoperative eye infections, such as conjunctivitis, cellulitis, and so on.
After strabismus correction surgery, patients also need to use eye drops regularly under the guidance of the doctor, such as levofloxacin eye drops, tobramycin eye drops and other antibiotic eye drops, to prevent infections and relieve eye discomfort.
It is recommended that patients follow the doctor’s instructions for care after strabismus correction surgery, have regular checkups, and consult the doctor promptly when discomfort occurs.