Below is a schedule
to help you know when to use your drops
For
the first three days after the operation
After
the first three days
Maxitrol
eye drops every two hours while awake
Maxitrol
eye drops four times a day until outpatient
checkup
How
to put the drops in your eyes after the operation Many
patients worry that they will not be able
to get the drops in their eyes after the surgery.
Such anxiety is unfounded as it is very easy
to safely instill them. First shake the bottle
and remove the cap. Hold the bottle upside
down with your index finger on the bottom
as in the photograph.
Pull down the lower lid of the eye with
your other hand and hold the tip of
the dropper over the gutter between
the lid and the eyeball. Press on the
bottom of the bottle with the index
finger and a single drop will fall into
the gutter.
Do not worry about putting in too much.
It is not possible to overdose as any
excess simply runs down your cheek.
IMPORTANT
Your
eye should look and feel almost normal in
the days immediately after the operation.
If your eye becomes red or painful or if the
vision starts to get worse then something
may have gone wrong. You must immediately
and urgently telephone the practice on 0208
445 8877 to seek advice.
How
to put the drops in your eyes after the operation
