I know im a wierdo to even think about this, but can not remember from past surgeries..are contacts a No-No during surgery?

I've worn them daily for over 20 yrs & am just so used to it. But if I have to wear glasses for surgery I'll just leave the contacts at home & wear glasses the whole time...it will be easier in the long run.

Yep, you'll need your glasses. I left contacts and home and wore glasses the entire time.

~Cheri

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are glasses or contacts a No-No during surgery?

I can't see the nose in front of my face without my glasses.

Through all my surgeries, I was never asked or told to wear my glasses, I didn't want to wear them anyways

good luck on WLS

kathy

I'm an OR nurse, so I'll tell you that contact lenses will have be removed before surgery because they can cause a corneal laceration while you're asleep, because you wouldn't be awake to tell the team it's hurting. Also, leave your glasses with a loved one before going into surgery. The staff doesn't want to worry about taking care of your glasses, while they're trying to take care of you.

I had to bring my CPAP machine, so I put my glasses in my CPAP case for surgery, which they put on my bed with me. However, everything else went home with my husband. My paperwork said to bring a glasses or contacts case since neither could actually be on/in for surgery.