Eye drops after cataract surgery: what you need to know

Why are eye drops so important after cataract surgery?

During cataract surgery, the clouded lens is replaced with an artificial lens. The eye then has to recover and is sensitive to infections and inflammation during the first weeks. The eye drops you are given protect the eye during this healing process. They reduce inflammation, prevent infection and support healing. A missed dose or a drop that misses the eye can delay recovery or cause complications.

After cataract surgery you often receive three types of drops: an antibiotic, an anti-inflammatory and sometimes a drop that dilates the pupil. The dosing schedule is intensive, certainly in the first week, sometimes four times a day per type. That requires discipline and a correct technique.

What makes applying eye drops after cataract surgery extra difficult?

Immediately after surgery, vision in the operated eye is temporarily blurred and the eye is sensitive to touch. It is precisely in that period that you have to apply drops accurately using small single-use bottles, the so-called minims or pipettes. These are smaller than ordinary eye drop bottles and harder to hold and aim. Moreover, during the recovery period you must absolutely not touch the eye with the bottle, as the risk of infection is then greatest.

How does the Oculoo Minim help after cataract surgery?

The Oculoo Minim eye drop glasses have been specially developed for the small single-use bottles supplied after eye surgery. The glasses fix the eye in the right position and guide the minim bottle so that the drop always lands in the right place, without touching the eye or the eyelashes. That is exactly what you need in a period when the eye is extra vulnerable.

The Oculoo eye drop glasses are the variant for regular bottles. Both are designed for the same purpose: correct administration without stress and without help from others.

Who are the Oculoo Minim glasses intended for after cataract surgery?

The Oculoo Minim is intended for anyone who uses minims or pipettes after cataract surgery or other eye surgery and finds this difficult. These are people recovering independently at home, but also people who do not want to burden their informal carers too much. The Oculoo Minim is available through pharmacies and eye clinics.

Practical information

The Oculoo Minim and the Oculoo eye drop glasses are both available for 21.95 euros. Available through pharmacies and eye clinics or can be ordered directly. For eye clinics and hospitals that wish to include the Oculoo Minim glasses in their discharge package, more information is available via the website or via a business account.

Conclusion

Cataract surgery is a minor procedure with a major effect. Make sure your recovery is not hindered by problems with the eye drops. The Oculoo Minim eye drop glasses make correct administration easy, even in the first vulnerable days after surgery. Ask about them at your eye clinic or pharmacy.

Source
This blog is partly based on the general instruction for safe eye drop application from the Oogfonds.

Only make safe eye drop application from the Oogfonds clickable to:

https://oogfonds.nl/onze-ogen/gezonde-ogen/oogdruppelen/