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Eyes (Ophthalmology)

Minor Ophthalmic Procedures Post Operative Advice

Information for patients

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What to expect:

  • Your eye may feel achy or gritty, if the discomfort is unbearable please use simple over the counter painkillers.
  • You may experience slight oozing of blood-stained fluid from your wound. If you experience heavier bleeding than this please seek further advice
  • If you are given eye ointment/drops to take home. This may be for use either in to the eye OR to the eyelid wound. Use these as instructed.
  • Eye ointment can blur your vision but this will gradually improve. DO NOT drive whilst your vision is blurred.
  • If you need to clean the eye, wash your hands, then use sterile cotton wool and cooled boiled water to wipe very gently from the nose outwards.

Contact us if:

  • Your vision deteriorates.
  • If you experience severe pain, not relieved by painkillers.
  • If you develop a sticky green/yellow discharge from the eye.
  • If you experience new floaters.
  • If you injure your eye.

Contacts:

J25

(for advice within the 24hrs after surgery) Mon – Fri 07.30 – 18.00hrs

Phone number
0113 206 9125
Phone number
0113 206 4761

Eye Clinic SJUH

Phone number
0113 206 4737

Eye Casualty Phone

Phone number
0113 206 4566

Eye Appointments

Phone number
0113 518 1823

Waiting List Team

Phone number
0113 206 5672
Phone number
0113 206 5915

Out of hours

On call Dr via switchboard

Phone number
0113 243 3144

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