Feeling anxious about eye surgery is normal. Understanding the procedure, the anaesthesia and the real sensations helps you approach the day more calmly. Practical guidance to ease your worries.
Key points A thin cornea does not close the door to refractive surgery: it guides the choice of…
Cataract surgery doesn’t keep you away from sport for long: walking resumes quickly, while water and impacts call for more patience. Activity-by-activity guidance to get moving again calmly after the micro-incision.
The incision is tiny and the implant brand new: the first days after cataract surgery call for a few simple precautions. The habits to avoid to protect your visual result and limit the chance of complications.
Enjoying the sun and the beach after cataract surgery is possible when you protect the operated eye. The implant lets in more light: sunglasses and a few simple waiting periods become your allies.
Can you have cataract surgery during a heatwave, how to store your eye drops and shield the eye from the sun: the precautions to take in hot weather.
Can you have laser surgery during a heatwave, does heat worsen dry eye, and when can you return to the pool: the precautions to take in hot weather.
Those threads and specks drifting across your field of vision are most often harmless. When they may signal a retinal emergency and when to seek care without delay.
Stinging, a gritty sensation, vision that fluctuates in the evening: dry eye after LASIK is one of the most common effects, and most often temporary. Why it happens, how long it lasts and how to relieve it.
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