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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Eye

I had a surgery in my eye after a laser done on the eye for retina detachment then after laser done 1 month later I had a membrane removed it is 4 months later and swelling has not gone down so dr wants to give me a cortisone injection while in theatre and remove a catercrate but my worry is if there is still swelling in the back of the eye why remove the catercrate because the lens then will not be a problem if the swelling goes down and was put while it is still swelling my eye is about 400 when I believe should be 250 so I am worry and don't know what to do please help
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Firstly you have to consult retina surgeon for examination and advice for further management.As you have given the history,at this stage cortisone injection is the only option left.It will also decrease the swelling.For this purpose you have to constantly monitor the retinal condition & the progress of subsiding swelling.You have not given the visual status of the eye.If not available now you can record it & subsiquently the progress can be judged by recording the vision.You should also record the field of vision and measure the intra occular tension.They will be para metered to observe the progress.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Eye

Firstly you have to consult retina surgeon for examination and advice for further management.As you have given the history,at this stage cortisone injection is the only option left.It will also decrease the swelling.For this purpose you have to constantly monitor the retinal condition & the progress of subsiding swelling.You have not given the visual status of the eye.If not available now you can record it & subsiquently the progress can be judged by recording the vision.You should also record the field of vision and measure the intra occular tension.They will be para metered to observe the progress.