Your doctor may want to check your eyes once or twice a week for 4 to 6 weeks after your surgery. You will use various eye medicines after surgery to help healing and to reduce the risk of infection. Your vision may be blurred for several weeks after surgery. As your eye heals, your vision should improve and your eye pressure should be lower. You may need medicine after the surgery to help maintain normal eye pressure.
All surgery carries some risks.
Have scarring around the new drain. Have bleeding in your eye. Bleeding a lot is very rare. A little blood in your eye is common and usually does not need treatment. Have too much drainage.