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Wow. This is a tough one to answer succinctly. Briefly,…
After surgery, patients may be instructed to eye drops that same day. Some surgeons, however, patch the eye and instruct their patients not to use any drops the first day. At all costs, avoid rubbing the eye. Most surgeons place a shield over the eye to be worn at night to protect the eye from inadvertent rubbing during sleep.
Activities that involve submerging the eye under water should be avoided for a few weeks (so no swimming or diving). However, it is OK to shower or wash one's hair by the day after surgery.
Mild discomfort, pain, tearing and increased sensitivity to light can be observed. However, if pain is severe or vision worsens, patients should contact their eye surgeon right away. Patients are often instructed to visit their eye surgeon the afternoon of surgery or the following day for assessment of eye pressure and wound healing. A prescription for eye drops may be given to aid recovery, and re-evaluated a week after surgery.
Usually by three to six weeks after surgery a new prescription for spectacles can be obtained.