Cataract Surgery
appointment and the steroid drop will continue until your 4 week appointment. Following your appointment 4 weeks after cataract surgery, provided everything is going well, you will be advised to see your optometrist for new spectacles to further sharpen up your focus at 6 weeks. It is important to avoid travel for 6 weeks following your cataract surgery, to allow for prompt treatment, if complications occur.
ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS FROM CATARACT SURGERY?
Temporary side effects are common after routine cataract surgery. These usually settle within a few weeks and include: – Red-eye: You may notice blood on the surface or bruising around the eye, which will gradually improve each day. – Grittiness: Your eye may feel gritty. This will settle within the first couple of weeks but minor grittiness can persist for a couple of months in some people. This will gradually improve with the eye drops. Lubricant drops can help relieve the grittiness, once the post op drops are finished. – Adjusting to the new lens: It takes weeks to adjust to the lens. Most people notice a big improvement in their vision soon after surgery, but it can still take time for the eyes to adjust to the difference in seeing through the new lens. For people needing distance or multifocal spectacles after surgery, you need to wait 6 weeks for the vision to stablise. You can wear ready made readers during this time. Side effects to look out for include vision deteriorating, increasing redness or eye pain.
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