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Cataract surgery:is it normal to have red eyes afterwards and intense pain in the eye?
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No: A lot depends on how soon after surgery you are. Regardless, significant post op pain should be evaluated by your eye care doctor urgent-emergently.
Answered 11/17/2013
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