Grafco Plastic Eye Shield, Adult Size, 1276-1

I had cataract surgery and was supposed to wear an eye shield when sleeping, for about week. The one they put on me at the hospital I didn't like. I couldn't see through it and it felt awkward, especially when I was trying to sleep. My head on the pillow pushed against the other one but this clear one worked great. I could see through it.. a couple pieces of tape held it in place easily and it didn't bother me when I was trying to sleep. It stayed on just fine and never bothered me. I wished the eye surgeon used this type rather than the other metal and silicon one....

It's a long story, but I have to wear this every night for at least a month to keep me from rubbing my eye in my sleep. I'm 2 weeks in and I have never had any trouble sleeping with it on, nor has it come off at night. That said, I don't know if something like this could ever get an honest 5 for comfort. I only use two, 1-inch strips of tape. I did get t he hypoallergenic tape for babies and it works well. My skin is holding up.

I ordered this version as a replacement for the one provided by surgeon following cataract removal (because I misplaced the original🙄)…then found the original. Comparing the original with replacement, I could see there was a difference, with replacement a bit thinner and the outside curvature not quite as closely fitting around eye socket. However, the differences didn’t really matter since I didn’t have to wear it for more than couple of weeks to protect eye during recovery, especially at night. With an ample supply of surgical tape to maintain the attachment, the replacements were inexpensive and good enough.

They wanted to charge my mom 90 bucks for a "kit" that included an eye patch, lubricated eye drops and tape to keep the eye patch on. So, I ordered this patch for her and bought over the counter Systane lubricant ultra high performing dry eye relief eye drops by Alcon for around 11.00 & tape for about 4 bucks and the price was less than 1/3 the cost the eye center wanted to charge her out of pocket.

This eye shield is much flatter than the one given to me by my Dr. after my eye surgery. The result being that it extends out towards my ear and leaves a big gap along that side of my face. I can't pull it closer to my nose so I was unable to use the shield. This might fit others just fine, but for me it was not comfortable and I use tape to hold the shields in place and this just didn't work.

These work great for patients after lasik surgery. I’ve already ordered twice from this seller

The reason most people would order this is because they just had eye surgery and want to protect their eye at night while they sleep. That’s why I got it. It arrived today and I am returning it today. It lays flat right up against your eye. Not good at all.

This was exactly what the Eye Surgeon stated I needed for my retina eye surgery. They do not give them out anymore prior to the surgery. It is up to you to purchase and I am so thankful to have found it here. Great purchase, great value. Thank you!