anti inflamation drops after cataract surgery

[jaymor]

doctor wants me to use anti inflammation eyedrops daily for a total of six weeks.... 4 times a day  for a week ,twice a day for two weeks ,then once a day for three weeks ,after cataract surgery.....why so long......is the eye inflamed that long after surgery?

[jaymor]

on average how long would it take to heal for the incisions made to insert the iol?

thanks

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Inflammation of the eye is common after cataract surgery.  Every doctor has a different routine for eyedrops but it is important to listen to your eye surgeon. Tapering of the steroids is indicated so as to not provoke a rebound effect of inflammation following a rapid discontinuation.  Like any surgery, healing takes some time.