Eye Floaters from very aggressive lower blepharoplasty?

January 22, 2014
Asked By:Denver888 in Denver, CO

I had a very aggressive lower blepharoplasty with canthoplasty and still have chemosis and dry eye 3 months out. After the initial surgery both eye were very swollen with blood in the whites of both eyes and very bad chemosis. I was told that I was bleeding excessively during the procedure. I now have dozens of floaters I've never noticed before and my opthomologist was suprised by how many I have for a 43 year old. She said that the trauma of the surgery may have caused them. Could this be true?

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January 24, 2014

Answer: It is hard to imagine that a lower eyelid bleph would cause floaters.

John J. Martin, Jr., MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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January 24, 2014

Answer: It is hard to imagine that a lower eyelid bleph would cause floaters.

John J. Martin, Jr., MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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