We usually patch your child’s eye after the surgery. Suppose patched; the nurse may remove it before discharge. Sometimes the patch is required for longer, and you are sent home with the patch on the child’s eye. Your doctor will inform you as to when should the patch be removed.
If your child’s eye is not patched or once the patch is removed, the eyes may appear slightly swollen or red. This redness may persist for a few weeks. The swelling starts to decrease first, followed by redness.
Your child may experience some discomfort or pain in the operated eye. This pain is nothing to get anxious about and is expected. Your doctor will advise you on some medication for the same.
Sometimes children may complain of double vision after the surgery. This double vision usually disappears once the child gets used to the new position of their eye muscles.
Your child may have pinkish tears or blood-tinged tears coming from the eye for a few days after the surgery. Again this is not something that you should get worried about. This discharge from the eyes will gradually decrease over the next few days after surgery.