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cataract surgery eye drops

Hello,

What should be minimum duration left before cataract surgery and last eye drops added.
For me it  is some thing like this - on the day of surgery ->
Itrop 4 times            12.00, 12.15, 12.30, 12.45
Megabrom 2 times    12.05, 12.20
cataract surgery time is at 14.00 - so I am left with 1 hour and 15 minutes before surgery and last eye drop(12.45). Is this fine or we should have minimum 2 hours gap?

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Thanks. Now after cataract surgery (left eye) we are given below drops. Zymar 4 times a day for 1 week. Pred Forte 4 times a day for first 3 weeks, 3 times a day next 1 week, 2 times a day for next 1 week, 1 time a day next 1 week. Megabrom 2 times a day for 4 weeks.
Megabrom when applied gives prickling/slight burning sensation is it normal? Can Megabrom dose be reduced to 2 weeks. Wondering combination of steroidal and non-steroidal drops. Patient has dry eyes/prickling issues since last 5 years - can we use Gentel gel drops (Hypromellose) on both left (cataract operated eye( and right eyes without impacting other drops Zymar,Pred forte, Megabrom?
4 times a day  for cataract drops we follow - 10am, 2pm(14.00), 6pm(18.00), 10pm(22.00) - is this fine?
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The eyedrops take 20-30 minutes to dilate your pupils, so 1 hour 15 minutes should be fine. Go with your doctor's schedule and you should be fine.
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