How To Sleep Before Retinal Detachment Surgery. I had retinal detachment surgery on the left eye 3 weeks ago. You should wear the eye patch for the first night after surgery.
Because of the gas bubble, you’ll also want to avoid airplanes. You must avoid alcohol for 24 hours after any anesthetic sedation. The surgeon told me i would need to have my eye removed if they didn't do it immediately.
Do not travel by airplane until your caregiver says it is ok.
You must stay face down at all times, unless your eye surgeon tells you otherwise. Older people are at higher risk of retinal detachment. The treatment success rate is high, with around nine out of 10 retinas able to be reattached. I had emergency retinal detachment surgery 6 months ago.