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Is it normal after cataract surgery for my eyes to be tired?
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Yes: Patients commonly describe their eyes as feeling tired for the first few weeks after cataract surgery. This can be due to increased dryness in the postoperative period, a normal amount of postoperative inflammation, and mild external irritation from the eyedrops used after surgery. This symptom usually improves over the weeks following surgery.
Answered 11/9/2019
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Sometimes: The tired feeling is due to ocular surface irritation after the surgery and medications used. Frequent non-preserved artificial tears should help.
Answered 9/19/2017
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Yes: Cataract surgery causes temporary eye inflammation (which resolves with your medicated postop drops) and dryness of the surface of the eye. Both of these can result in a "tired" feeling. It should get better within a few months.
Answered 1/28/2019
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