By far the most common cause of blurry vision after blepharoplasty is the use of ointments to keep the eye moist. Since you had ointments precribed for dry eye this is most likely. Occaisionally, tightening of the lower eyelid by a canthopexy or lower blepharoplasty with external incision and lateral... more













109 posts
10 Nov 2008
Typically after upper eyelid blepharoplasty (which I'm presuming you had) there is no change in vision. That being said, a journal article written a couple years ago stated that post upper lid bleph patients can have a change in their refractive correction (ie/change in your prescription if you wear glasses or contacts). What is unusual about your symptoms is that your vision for 1 week after the surgery was normal and then became blurry. It could be something completely unrelated to your surgery. The best thing to do is get a full Ophthalmic exam including checking to see if you need glasses (or if your prescription changed) as well as dilated retinal exam to check the inner aspects of your eyes. If it is something related to the eyes themselves and not the surgery, picking it up early usually leads to a better chance of correcting it. Good luck!