Eye Care After Lasik Surgery

The patient of Lasik surgery has two main responsibilities regarding his or her eyes: firstly to pick a responsible, competent surgeon, which should not be too problematic and secondly, to take care of his eyes after the operation by following the guidance of the surgeon on post-operative care. This second part is very important and should not be taken lightly.

The post-operative care procedure is not a problem, but if you are worried about it, you could enquire of your surgeon what it will entail before the operation. The GP or a nurse will be able to explain the procedure of care to you in detail or they will give you a pamphlet.

There might be some weird sight aberrations for a few days after the operation, some of which are fairly normal. One of the most common aberrations that are normal for a couple of days are halos around lights.

However, you ought to be sure that you understand the difference between what is normal and so no cause for concern and what should be reported immediately

There are different Lasik procedures and the procedures are advancing all the time so it is not possible to give precise details in this article. Furthermore, the shape of the eyes and the reasons for deteriorating eyesight are peculiar to every patient.

Some of the advice that your Lasik surgeon might give for your post-operative eye care might include the following, although different doctors might have their own advice.

The first thing is to keep in mind that you have recently had an operation including anaestetic. There might not have been any blood but it was surgery nevertheless.

All patients are required to take it easy after an operation and you will be no exception. If you had had an operation on your knee, you would use it as little as possible for a while and the same is good advice for your eye.

Try to sleep for a few hours after the operation or at least close your eyes and take it easy. Infection is the main anxiety, so do not poke or rub your eye and do not strain it by trying out your recently improved eyesight by reading or watching TV.

If you have to entertain yourself in this manner wear an eye patch. Your surgeon will probably have given you a stiff plastic eye guard, which you should wear at all times.

Some surgeons will warn against getting water into your eye for a couple of days, which means washing just from the neck down, no showering, no going out in the rain and categorically no swimming.

Be careful with dazzling light, it cannot damage your eye but it does hurt. Your world will get much brighter after the operation and looking at a light bulb can be painful. Be cautious of watching moving traffic while the sun is shining, a car window can catch the sun and reflect it back into your eye all of a sudden.

You will be given eye drops so do not fail to use them. Lasik surgery can dry your eyes out, if this occurs they may be able to give you alternative or extra drops.

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Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a number of subjects, and is now concerned with wet macular degeneration treatment. If you want to know more, please visit our web site at Macular Degenerative Disease