How long does it take to recover from glaucoma surgery?

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• Rickey Stumphf

  10/29/2012

  Recovery after surgery is a complicated process. It is the same with other biological activities of human body that they are different from individual to individual. Generally speaking, young people recover fast than the old and people who are light myopia recover faster than people who are severe myopia. All in all, it takes at least more than half a month. And during recovery, patient shall pay attention to their daily habits. Do not eat spicy food. Do not be too emotional. Keep eyes clean and away from inflammation. Pay attention to your drinking habit. Do not drink too much water once. If you do that, the water will dilute blood and raise the pressure to eyes. When you have to drink water, especially in winter, drink less than 500ml at one time.

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• Catherine lewis

  10/29/2012

  It depends what situation of your glaucoma and what type of surgery you takes. Usually, your doctor will told you how long you need to take for recovery and what you should to avoid. I think you'd better consult your doctor for specific information about your eyes since he know better about your eyes than anyone here online. Best wishes.

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• c_wilde

  10/30/2012

  Glaucoma is caused by the intraocular pressure in discontinuity or continuous rising. If not treated well, the continued high intraocular pressure can damage each part of the organization and visual function in the eyes. As one of the three main reasons to cause the blindness, the glaucoma should be treated in time. However, the glaucoma disease belongs to the life-long one which can't be cured fully by both the surgery and the medical treatment. However, the means of surgery may control the eye pressure well. Usually you will get basic recovery after the glaucoma surgery after a week. But you' better keep on doing the review at a regular time.

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