pterygium redness after surgery

[ihateredeyes]

I had a pterygium with conjunctival aitograft (stitch), it's been six week and my eye is still red. is it normal?

[ihateredeyes]

i went to my surgeon last week for  check up, my doctor told me to use artificial tears for maintenance, and pred forte for 3 days, the pred forte works, it removes the redness. But when i stop using it, my eye becomes red again. Is it ok if i use pred forte again?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[achillea]

When in doubt, contact your doctor again--and again, if need be.  What are you paying for otherwise?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[ihateredeyes]

there's something grew in the corner of my eye, where the graft is, it's like a small cyst. Is it normal? Or should i worry?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

No visine, murine, collyrium and other "whiteners" should be avoided and often make the problem worse. Discuss with your surgeon.
JCH MD

[ihateredeyes]

is it ok to use eye drops for red eyes like visene or eyemo?

[ihateredeyes]

thank you so much. I Realy appreciate it.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

You need to ask your surgeon but usually steroid eye drops are used for that purpose. They need to be carefully monitored for side effects such as steroid glaucoma.

JCH MD

[ihateredeyes]

can i do something to remove the redness or at least reduce? Drops or any. Thnx

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Yes, use the search feature and archives and read the many posts about the long recovery.

JCH MD