What causes eyelid swelling after eye surgery

Patient's question:

Eye injury, underwent foreign body removal surgery and silicone oil injection, also received laser treatment. It has been ten days now. The intraocular pressure is 31, and sometimes I have headaches and eyelid swelling. What could be the reason?

Doctor's answer:

Consider it may be high intraocular pressure causing half of the eye pain and eyelid swelling, which could be due to inflammation. It is recommended to go to the hospital for a re-examination. Depending on the situation, eye drops to lower intraocular pressure and oral medications may be used to stabilize the symptoms. The eyelid swelling should improve.
Finally, the patient should develop good daily habits, maintain a regular sleep schedule, avoid smoking and alcohol, and increase physical activity to enhance immunity and prevent the condition from recurring.

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