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After Lasik Surgery?
The moments after a
major life-altering event are usually filled with joy, laughter, and
camaraderie, but this usually doesn’t happen after surgery. LASIK surgery is no
different than any other surgery, but its drawbacks may be a little
different than others.
The results of LASIK
surgery are much akin to the results of being pestered by a pet day
after day. Instead of
the healing of bruises or incisions, LASIK surgery is accompanied by
more burning and itching of an area that you are completely unable
to scratch or cool. At
this point, any touching of the eye could undo everything the
surgery just repaired.
Your vision will be
blurry because of the watering and tearing up of your eye, but you
cannot under any circumstances touch your eye. The eye may appear dry or
bloodshot for several days, if this occurs you should consider
taking time off of work.
If you experience severe pain from LASIK surgery at any time
you should contact your surgeon.
Within 24-48 hours
after your surgery you should have a post-operative exam to make
sure everything is healing well. At regular intervals after
the LASIK surgery up to six months you should continue seeing your
doctor for checkups.
At
the first visit after LASIK surgery your doctor will remove the
shield and make sure your eye is responding correctly to the
surgery. You will not
be able to use contact lenses for sometime to keep from further
irritation and you may have to use drops or artificial tears to help
with lubricating the eye.
You will be urged to
abstain from any contact sports or activities for several days as
well as continuing to keep from lotions or perfumes that could
irritate the eye. The
doctor may advise you to regularly wash your eyes out in the weeks
following LASIK surgery to prevent infection.
It
may take several months to stabilize your vision after LASIK surgery
has taken place. You
may experience some small visual impairment during this time,
including halos or glare due to the eye’s healing process. These are normal in the
first few months after surgery, but if they persist you should
contact your doctor.
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