non-steroid post procedure

[Bonniebear21]

hi everyone

I have my laser iridotomy for both eyes Wednesday next week and absolutely bricking it!

I have had an email from my consultants Pa to say that post iridotomy they will give me NONE steroidal eye drops . . . . Is that ok? What are the benefits of that, just want to make sure I’m safe!

Also . . . I’m having this done with the NHS I wondered what are the timescales for post procedure check?

My anxiety is so severe I don’t think extended waiting will be beneficial to my mental health, do you think I could potentially pay privately to have them checked earlier, or would booking an appointment with the opticians in the interim be a sensible ideas?

thanks for your support

paula

[whitedog]

So, presumably a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory. Perfectly normal and sensible, no?

Not sure why you think you might not be safe.

Also, wouldn't it make sense to wait for the specialist treating you to tell you when they'll want to see you again?

You'll be absolutely fine. NHS opthalmologists are brilliant people.

[Bonniebear21 in reply to whitedog]

THANKYOU I only ask because I am new to all of this and never had to have anything like this before so to me, I don’t know what is the ‘norm’

Thanks for taking the time to reply

[Lovemy2woofs]

yes they give you the drops to use after the procedure to prevent any infection, if I recall correctly from when I had mine done (2021 ) it was for a week, easy to use, no issues .

I was nervous initially waiting for mine to be done as had a longer wait and had to chase them up and like you all new to me.

You have yours soon, they are taking care of you, relax it is a routine procedure they carry out loads , don’t worry it will be ok.