Postoperative Instructions
Please review our postoperative instructions below. A printable .pdf is provided for your convenience below:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATIENTS FOLLOWING EYE SURGERY
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You may resume your normal activities.
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Some redness, mattering and mild discomfort in the eye may occur but should gradually improve.
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Things may seem dark because of your pupil being constricted.
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Tylenol is recommended for any discomfort in your eye.
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Your vision may be blurred for the first few weeks. It will take about one month for the eye to heal and at that time any final glasses correction can be prescribed.
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Please ask the doctor if you have questions about when you can return to work.
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You should call the office if you notice any of the following:
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Increasing redness, swelling or discharge from the eye.
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Sudden increasing pain in the eye.
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Sudden decreasing vision in the operated eye.
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If you remove your patch or if you do not go home with a patch, please use steroid drop every two hours while awake and your antibiotic drop three times daily.