Clear information to help you prepare for a conversation with an eye-care professional.
✳ Care explained with context
A clearer place to start
Understand the concern. Choose your next step.
Use this guide to learn what may be assessed and what questions to raise. It is educational information, not a diagnosis.
The guide
Eye Surgery Aftercare: Drops, Hygiene, Activity & Warning Signs
01
Using eye drops
Wash your hands and avoid touching the bottle tip to your eye. Follow the prescribed schedule and ask the treating team how to space different drops or handle a missed dose; do not change doses on your own.
02
Hygiene rules
No rubbing. Keep soap, shampoo and dirty water out of the eye. Sleep on the side advised. Shield the eye if instructed.
03
Activity timeline
Screens and reading: as comfortable. Dust, lifting, swimming and eye makeup: restricted for the period your surgeon specifies.
04
Warning signs to act on
Increasing pain, worsening redness, discharge, sudden vision change, flashes or a shadow may need urgent assessment. Contact your surgical team or seek urgent eye care rather than waiting for a routine review.
Questions, answered
What people often ask.
These answers are a starting point. Your clinician can advise based on an examination.
My eye feels gritty — is that normal?+
Mild grittiness and watering are common early; worsening pain or vision change is not. When in doubt, call.
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