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Face Down Positioning - Both Eyelids Swollen
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Face Down Positioning - Both Eyelids Swollen
by PatTap, Mar 13, 2007 12:00AM
My wife had a Vitrectomy about 10 days ago for a retinal detachment and a macular hole in her left eye. The doctor put her on face-down positioning which will continue for at least 2 weeks. Subsequently, both eyelids became very swollen. They're not painful, but it's difficult for her to open her eyes to get the eyedrops in. When the doctor saw her a week after surgery it was difficult for them to take her eye pressure. If anything, the swelling is even a little worse now. I called the eye center about it, but aside from praising my wife for her adherence to the face-down positioning, the medical technician who took the call could offer no suggestions other than that I try using a qtip to either lift the upper eyelid or lower the lower eyelid when administering eyedrops.
My questions are:
1) Does this kind of swelling normally happen with face-down positioning? and
2) What can we do to reduce the swelling?
My questions are:
1) Does this kind of swelling normally happen with face-down positioning? and
2) What can we do to reduce the swelling?
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Mar 13, 2007 12:00AM
1) no i wouldnt consider that 'normal', but i also dont consider it dangerous and have no idea how to go about solving it
2) dont know. the solution is stop going face down, which she cant do b/c of the mac hole repair. she's stuck for awhile
2) dont know. the solution is stop going face down, which she cant do b/c of the mac hole repair. she's stuck for awhile
Member Comments (1)
by aimee37, Mar 13, 2007 12:00AM
I should clarify - I meant that the eyelids on both eyes are swollen.
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