- Check your vision daily by covering each eye and reading newspaper print.
- A pressure dressing may be applied for several days if your operation involves a skin flap or graft.
- Post-operative bruising and swelling may be minimized by applying a cold compress after surgery (10 minutes every 2 hours for 3 days), head elevation and Arnica tablets.
- Bathe the wounds gently using cool boiled water and a gauze wipe. Wash your hands thoroughly before and after bathing.
- An antibiotic ointment will be prescribed to apply to the skin wound and into the eye for 1 week after surgery. This will create a film across the front of the eye causing blurring of vision for about 30 minutes. Take care not to touch the eye with the nozzle of the tube.
