Precautions after glaucoma surgery

  Glaucoma surgery should be noted Dear friends with glaucoma patients, after the hospitalization period, we have successfully completed the surgery with our full cooperation, the next is the post-operative recovery process, during which some matters needing attention should be completed with our cooperation.  Some patients may feel a slight sensation of foreign body and eye redness, which is caused by the stitches on the eyes and the postoperative inflammatory reaction, and is a normal phenomenon that will be gradually relieved only after the stitches are removed. If you have symptoms such as eye swelling and pain, or even headache and nausea after surgery, you should consult your doctor promptly.  2. On the day of surgery, please do not open the bandage by yourself, and try to rest quietly, do not rub the eye and squeeze the operated eye. Some patients may need to add pressure to the surgical eye after surgery, so please do not change the position of the bandage by yourself to avoid affecting the effect.  3. Pay attention to eye hygiene, do not rub the eye, move lightly after surgery, reduce head bowing, bending and exertion. Do not cough and keep your bowels open, if you have a cough, promptly suppress the cough.  4.Do not eat spicy food, do not smoke or drink.  5.Wash your face and shower gently and do not let water run into your eyes.  6, comply with the follow-up time, order medication on time, if there is discomfort, please consult in a timely manner, if the follow-up in a hospital near your hometown, please ask the follow-up doctor to write a good medical record, timely photos of the follow-up to send me, I will guide your next treatment measures.  7.Please wash your hands first when you order eye drops, and when more than two kinds of eye drops are used, they should be separated by 5 to 10 minutes, and you don’t need to order eye drops at night for sleep.  8.If any discomfort occurs during the post-operative recovery process, please leave me a message on the website in a timely manner, and if you can check in the local hospital first, make sure to upload your medical records with photos, so that I can understand the changes in your condition and adjust the treatment plan in a timely manner.  Surgery is only the first step of a long journey, and the maintenance of the post-operative filtration channel is a long-term task, so in addition to actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, timely feedback on the changes in your condition is also very important. We hope that through our close cooperation, we can overcome the glaucoma disease that damages our visual function!