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Cleaning Your Eyes After Surgery
Overview
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Dip a fresh swab in cooled boiled water. Wipe your upper eyelid gently. Start from inside near your nose and wipe towards your ear. Throw away swab. Repeat the same process using a fresh swab for the lower eyelid.

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Tilt your head back and look up. Gently pull your lower eyelid down and away from your eye to form a pouch.

Gently squeeze one eye drop into the pouch. Do not allow the tip of the bottle to touch your eye.

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Place the eye shield over your operated eye.

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Place tape over the shield to fix it to your skin. Do not allow it to block your vision.

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Secure the shield with another tape. Wear the shield to sleep for 2 weeks.

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This article was published by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Yishun Community Hospital and updated in 2026.