Eye drops after injections

[Britgirl80]

Hi,

I was given some artificial gel tear drops to use after my eye injection yesterday and they are causing crusting of my lashes on my lower lid and some gloopiness that builds near the tear duct a few minutes after using the gel. Does anyone else experience this when using gel drops? Usually I don't use the gel and experience excessive watering with the regular drops.

Thanks!

[Caradog29]

yes I’ve previously had the tear gel. Found it very gloopy. The simple answer is don’t use it! It’s not medicinal such as anti biotic, simply something that may make the irritation a bit easier.

As the irritation soon ceases I now don’t bother at all with the gel and find it’s not necessary.

[Britgirl80 in reply to Caradog29]

I stopped using it after I realised that it was just making my eyelashes and lids a mess! Now I'm left with matted stuck on residue and don't know how to get rid of it! I preferred the dry feeling to the gloopy excessive watering the gel caused. It's the first, and last, time of using those!

[Caradog29 in reply to Britgirl80]

Just use a clean face cloth dampened with warm, not hot, water. Close your eye and gently clean it.

[Britgirl80 in reply to Caradog29]

Thank you! I've ckeabed it all off and it feels so much more refreshed now!