After Your Cataract Surgery
After the procedure, your
surgeon will likely place a patch over the eye to protect
the eye and reduce discomfort while healing. After a
brief recovery period, you will rejoin your family or
friends.
For the first few days after the
procedure, you may experience discomfort, ranging from
scratchiness, to actual pain. During this time, your
vision will be blurry and/or may fluctuate between being
clear and being blurry.
You should not drive for at least
twenty-four (24) hours after the procedure, and in no
event should you drive until your vision is clear.
You may need glasses or other corrective
lenses after the procedure on a temporary or permanent
basis. Cataract surgery will not prevent, and may unmask,
the need for reading glasses.
You will be asked to consent to
having the procedure recorded, videotaped and/or photographed.
The procedure may be video taped for clinical purposes
and may also be photographed for research and academic
purposes. These recordings are not available for patient
use or reproduction. The procedure can be performed
without being recorded.
After surgery
Please be advised that your follow-up
care is as important as the actual procedure.
- Wear the sunglasses provided.
Most other varieties do not provide adequate protection.
- You are required to return to
our clinic within 24 hours after your surgery for
your first mandatory Post-Operative appointment. Your
appointment time will be given to you immediately
after your surgery.
- Following your 24-hour and four
(4) day visit to the clinic there are 2 additional,
mandatory visits required. Should you choose your
own eye care professional to provide the follow-up
care, Post-Operative examinations are required at
two (2) weeks, and six (6) weeks from the surgery
date.
- If you choose to use your own
eye care professional, your doctor will require pre-
and post-operative forms. After your four (4) day
Post-Operative appointment you will receive, via fax
or mail or in person, your refractive surgical report
and Post-Operative form for your own eye care doctor.
- Each post-operative appointment
in our clinic takes approximately 15 minutes; it helps
us to evaluate the healing process of your eyes and
to guard against infection.
- Your first step in moving toward
freedom of vision is contacting us to determine whether
you are a suitable candidate. Call us at freephone
and we will arrange an appointment with
you.
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