DMEK/DSAEK Post-Operative Positioning

When you leave the hospital, lie flat on your back as much as possible, you can get up to eat and use the toilet.

Sleep lying on your back facing the ceiling as much as possible for the next 3 nights.

Starting tomorrow morning:
– Lie flat on your back, facing the ceiling for 20 minutes.
– Lie with a pillow under your shoulders with your chin pointing to the ceiling for 20 minutes (similar to the picture below)

– Can sit up, go to the bathroom, eat, etc… for 20 minutes.
Repeat this cycle every hour while you are awake for the next 2 days.