Dry Eyes After surgery?

I had a pterygium remove about 3.5 Months ago, and I have a question
in regards to dry eyes. After surgery, does eye get dry?
Thanks

On Mar 20, 7:46 am, "eddy blanco" <eddybla...@msn.com> wrote:
> I had a pterygium remove about 3.5 Months ago, and I have a question
> in regards to dry eyes. After surgery, does eye get dry?
> Thanks

My father-in-law is a retinal specialist and surgeon in Italy, so I
asked him about your problem. He said the surgery itself doesn't
usually cause dry eye. He says it's more likely that the medications
(a mix of antibiotics and corticosteroids) you've been taking since
the surgery are the more likely cause. Corticosteroids are known to
create dry eye symptoms, increase inter ocular pressure (glaucoma
alert!), and they may even enhance cataract formation. Unfortunately,
most of our "wonder" drugs have unpleasant side effects. Hope this
helps.

On Mar 20, 5:16 pm, smy...@fehermedical.com wrote:
> On Mar 20, 7:46 am, "eddy blanco" <eddybla...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> > I had a pterygium remove about 3.5 Months ago, and I have a question
> > in regards to dry eyes. After surgery, does eye get dry?
> > Thanks
>
> My father-in-law is a retinal specialist and surgeon in Italy, so I
> asked him about your problem. He said the surgery itself doesn't
> usually cause dry eye. He says it's more likely that the medications
> (a mix of antibiotics and corticosteroids) you've been taking since
> the surgery are the more likely cause. Corticosteroids are known to
> create dry eye symptoms, increase inter ocular pressure (glaucoma
> alert!), and they may even enhance cataract formation. Unfortunately,
> most of our "wonder" drugs have unpleasant side effects. Hope this
> helps.

Thank you both for the response. I stop taking the antibiotics (pred
forte) about 6 weeks ago. thanks again

eddy blanco wrote:

> <>Thank you both for the response. I stop taking the antibiotics (pred
> forte) about 6 weeks ago. thanks again


Oops. The pred forte is the steroid, not the antibiotic. Normally
you'd use the steroid longer than the antibiotic and you'd taper the
steriod, not tapering the antibiotic. Go back and check your instructions.

w.stacy, o.d.

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"eddy blanco" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


> Thank you both for the response. I stop taking the antibiotics (pred
> forte) about 6 weeks ago. thanks again

pred forte isn't an antibiotic. It's a steroid. It has bad side
effects, but not taking it has worse effects. I've taken it many times.