High eye pressure post retinal surgery

[meillion]

Am post vitrectomy, cryotherapy and insertion of gas bubble 10 days ago. Follow up appointment showed my eye pressure was higher now than immediately post op. Then it was 35 now it's 39. I am a 45 yr old, don't know how worried I should be. They have given me more drops and medication and want to see me in a fortnight. Can I do anything to help bring the pressure down. I was posturing post op, will more of that help?

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

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[berrywoo]

Just make sure you follow dosing instructions for the drops. It is important that you take all your drops! Other than that there is not much for you to do. If you were instructed to maintain a certain position then continue to do so unless your surgeon says otherwise. However, it will not effect IOP. The only position that would effect IOP is having your head lower than your heart, like doing a headstand. IOP should return to "normal" levels after the bubble volume has decreased some, 'til then the drops will help.