post orbital decompression

[mwissa]

Hi there.  I have had orbital decompression performed on both eyes, two weeks apart.  I am 3 1/2 wks post-op on the right eye and 1 1/2 wks post op on the left eye.  I had and ENT and an opthalmic surgeon perform the decompression.  My question is if it normal for my eyes to be tearing and "gooey" still.  Both eyes are set back and I no longer look so scary but the watering and cloudy vision are really bothering me.  I'm also having lots of double vision and numbness on both sides of my face.  I feel like I've been run over by a Peterbuilt, is this all normal?

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Sorry but you really need to talk to your surgeon since I know nothing about your case and he is of course available for you to call.  What you have described to me sounds pretty much what I might expect.  You did after all have very major orbital surgery and you must have had some serious ocular problems to begin with in order to require surgery.  Continue frequent artificial tears and perhaps some lubcricating ointment as needed.  Good Luck, it sounds like you are not having any major problems - so that's a major plus.

MJK MD

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear mwissa,

I would recommend that you speak with your eyeMD to determine whether you are healing as expected.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

[mwissa]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Took your advice and called my Oculoplastic surgeon.  Everything I described in my post sounds normal to him and he also recommended artificial tears and lubricating ointment.  I took comfort from your response and I appreciate that you took the time to answer my queries!!