Well, I guess so / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

June 10, 2026 9:33am CST

I was going over all the instructions I was given for my cataract surgery and came across this post-op gem: "Remove your shield temporarily after surgery to put in the drops." Just how else am I to put in 3 different drops, 2 of which I'm to do 4 times a day?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

14h

Oh goodness, I wonder who writes those instructions.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51818)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

13h

The same people who warn you that peanut butter may contain peanuts...

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

13h

@BarBaraPrz

And that it's "vegan".

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86652)

• United States

13h

Remember, we’re in an era where they have to put notes about removing child from the clothing before washing the clothing!

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51818)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

That too.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56199)

• Canada

Time for them to hire a proof reader, or start doing it themselves.

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@DaddyEvil (174366)

• United States

14h

That makes me think some people put the drops on the shield instead of in their eyes and actually admitted they were that dumb when asked at the clinic how they were applying the drops when there was no sign of improvement after the surgery when they went back for a post-op checkup? Some people ARE that silly!

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51818)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

13h

You could be right.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91069)

• United States

14h

Certainly makes you shake your head that they have to be so specific since people have no common sense

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51818)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

14h

Yup.

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Michael Duff

@Wrexxo (1718)

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14h

Of course, people will have to remove the shield temporarily before applying the drop... although, it's good they give out that instruction because some people would have applied the drops with the shield on

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51818)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

13h

Don't know how they'd manage it though.

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