Today was appointment day with my ophthalmologist. He checked my left eye and confirmed what I had thought for the past few days—the redness had diminished somewhat. However, he was puzzled as to why it had not cleared up completely, after all it had been 3 weeks since my surgery. He laid out some possible factors for me:
- An allergy to one of the meds
- A blocked blood vessel or two in the white of my eye
- Environmental factors such as the hazy weather we’ve been having recently
The second one was the most troubling. As a consequence he changed my eye meds again, this time no more steroid stuff. I have to report back to him in a fortnight’s time, and hopefully all the redness will disappear soon. I’m getting sick and frustrated with it!
Tags: cataracts, eye drops, surgery
Patience is a virtue, or so they tell me
It will all be ok.
Sniff, I hope so, Doris. The redness drives me bonkers at times.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you. It’s probably the weather or the allergy. I’d imagine a blocked vessel may cause pain? *shrug*
Hope it’s nothing serious and will heal well.
Lisa: no, curiously enough, a blocked vessel doesn’t cause pain (though I’m not complaining). Michelle: thanks for your well-wishes. I hope you ladies will sign my Guestbook.