Looking after your eyes after cataract surgery

[MommaBearsCorner]

I was so scared and wanted to be knocked out. if good surgeon, you wont be knocked out, but you are close enough to it. If felt nothing but my anxiety. it left. went fast. My site was so bad and had glaucoma and tea duck repair too. I was so nervous, they gave me a double block. i felt nothing all night. No sandy feeling nor itching. Nothing at all. They should double block everyone... next day I took the patch off and he said the best he could do would be 20-80, maybe 20/60 if i was lucky because of issues, and It was so bad by the time i finally got brave enough to have this done. I was so blind I was losing my independence. nope, i know its more like 20/20 he gave me! yea... wont know for sure till the first of the week, but I see even small print from a distance. its great.

[padoeskop]

just after surgery and after daycare for a few hours b4 seeing doctor for diagnosis.. I managed to walk normally to see doctor.. once doctor removed the plaster.. immediately I can see clearly everything.. so clear.. no more clouded views.. feel great and blessed..

[chrisstepleton]

In the US, our instructions are different.

[fatimamakada]

Informative...but the background Music is Annoying

[josephinemorota]

I had my eye surgery yesterday. Thankful for your advice. Very helpful info.

[vallee]

I had mine done last week, up here in Lincs, and was told no bending or lifting anything heavy? I was also not given an eye shield they said they dont recommend it? so much conflicting advice.
I am afraid to clean it, so afraid it will damage it.

[claudiamyles]

Never ever wash your hair for 2 weeks this man is crazy

[sharojavasavan]

I had mine done 3 weeks ago I'm doing good in Malaysia I was give anaesthetic injection to sleep during surgery didn't feel any pain only slight pain after I woke up then was given pain killer after that was okay

[andyhutch]

Thanks a lot for your advice from andy

[claudiamyles]

NEver ever use water on eye. This man is Crazy.

[amberhill]

Thanks I just got my surgery 3 days ago

[sherlychow]

I just done the surgery 2 weeks ago but till now I dare not rub even clean my eyes till now, I'm using the cotton patch clean only outer circle of the eye, . Doctor suggest me to get rid clean the eye at least 5 weeks.

[cruiselover]

I have used anti-inflammatory eye drops for over one month followin my cataract surgery, but my doctor said I still have inflammation, and she prescribed nine more days of eye drops. She said i will be fine. But I’m a bit worried that the inflammation won’t go away. What happens if the inflammation still doesn’t go away?

[matthewdsouza]

My father had his cataract surgery yesterday. I was told that after an eyedrop he should keep his eyelid shut and press between the eyelid and nose for 30 secs to avoid drop going down the canal. What's the truth??

[silaslongshot]

Well, this procedure may be the most common and 'easy' operation in the world, but my apprehension is still somewhere between that of a root canal and open heart surgery (had both before). If you died on the table, you're just dead. They screw this up and you're blind which is worse than being dead.

[luviecagalawan]

I had my surgery 4 weeks ago but still my vision is foggy. During the procedure, my doctor injected an anesthesia near my eyes and after that he applied pressure and was pushing my eye for about 5 minute. He said the reason he did that is to numb the eye. Was that normal?

[lifeisbeautiful]

Is it possible to do in ninety years old people..

[professoralfredanwadinigwe]

Can I lie down and sleep with the side that i had the cataract surgery? Alfreda

[hoshmandqadr]

Can I ask you for my poeration I did last 1st weeks ? Please

[sayitlikeitis]

Pointless taking such advice - it varies wildly from clinic to clinic to hospital and hospital. Even nurses at the SAME clinic give completely contradictory advice. You’re better off using your common sense and listening to your own body.