Glaucoma surgery a few days to gauze

Glaucoma surgery 2-7 days can be removed gauze, the specific time and surgical methods, wound size and other factors related. For the line of

laser peripheral iridotomy glaucoma patients, due to the small wound, belongs to minimally invasive surgery, recovery time is also short, generally 2-3 days after the gauze can be removed; For the line of trabeculectomy, drainage device implantation, non-penetrating deep sclerectomy and other ways to treat glaucoma patients, due to the large and deep surgical wound, recovery is relatively slow, generally in 6-7 days after surgery to remove gauze.

Glaucoma patients after surgery should pay attention to local hygiene around the eyes, after removing gauze should develop good eye habits.