“Is high eye pressure common after cataract surgery?”
I am a 49 year old female. I want to know if high eye pressure is common after cataract surgery?
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High or elevated eye pressure (intraocular pressure(IOP) is not uncommon after cataract surgery. However, it is usually transient and can be treated successfully within the first few days to weeks. Increased eye pressure after cataract surgery is usually due to excess fluid replacement during surgery and/or related response to a post-op topical steroid medication. If you had glaucoma prior to cataract surgery, your pressure may continue to require topical glaucoma medications.
It is common after eye surgery but typically temporary and treatable.
High eye pressure is quite common after cataract surgery. It is present 20-30% of the time. It is usually easily treated with eye drops for pressure, and sometimes a smalll amount of fluid can be removed form the eye in the office to lower the pressure quickly. This is done if there is any pain related to the high pressure. The pressure usually normalizes within one week, and you can stop the pressure drops.
No, research shows that uncomplicated cataract surgery leads to temporary pressure elevation in less than 10% of patients.
Hi,
Eye pressure is not common after cataract surgery, but it is completely possible. Most commonly the pressure will come down on its own. Your doctor may recommend using drops or taking pills until it does come back to normal levels. Make sure you continue to follow up closely with your doctor.
Eye pressure is not common after cataract surgery, but it is completely possible. Most commonly the pressure will come down on its own. Your doctor may recommend using drops or taking pills until it does come back to normal levels. Make sure you continue to follow up closely with your doctor.
