When Can I Use my Contacts After Eyelid Surgery?

Many of my patients ask that question. I tell my patients that they may begin using their contact lenses approximately 2 weeks after eyelid surgery. Naturally, it depends on how the patient puts in their lens. Care should be taken when inserting the lenses so as not to separate the incision. Each doctor has their own recommendation so you should ask your own physician. Good luck

I recommend my patients wait one week to wear their contact lenses after the upper and 2 weeks after the lower blepharoplasty surgery. Swelling and dryness should be increased by that time so you can comfortably wear your contact lenses. However, your surgeon is going to give you the best answer as he follows your progress.

Generally, patients should wait about two weeks before resuming contact use following eyelid surgery. I would advise you to check with your surgeon and follow his advice, however. I hope this helps.

Post op healing varies amongst patients. Most patients can resume wearing contacts after about 1 week. Be sure to check with your surgeon regarding your individual case.

Generally a safe answer for when you return to wearing contacts after eyelid surgery is 2 weeks. However, patients having only upper eyelid surgery can wear their contacts sooner. The key is to wait until any eye irritation or dry eye symptoms after the surgery have passed prior to stimulating your eye with contacts.

In some cases, when a lower eyelid surgery is performed by making an incision inside the eyelid, I recommend waiting 3 weeks until patients resume with their contacts.