Exposure to water can put your eyes at risk of infection or irritation until your eye has healed from surgery. “Give yourself at least one night of sleep before showering, and prevent the stream of water from hitting your eyes directly,” says Eghrari.
You can shower or wash your hair the day after surgery. Keep water, soap, shampoo, hair spray, and shaving lotion out of your eye, especially for the first week. Do not rub or put pressure on your eye for at least 1 week. Do not wear eye makeup for 1 to 2 weeks.
If I cry after the cataract surgery, will the lens inside my eye get displaced? No, that's not true. IOL/lens displacement can occur only due to a forceful injury or rubbing or punching to the eye. Crying will not displace the lens.
You can take a shower or bath 24 hours after your surgery. Do not get water or soap in your eye. Keep your eye closed while you shower. Use a clean washcloth every time and normal tap water to clean secretions from your lashes or the corner of your eye.
It's usually considered safe to wash your hair and shower/bathe as normal after you have cataract surgery. However, you should keep your eyes closed and avoid getting any water or shampoo in your eye, and it's advisable to use a mild or baby shampoo. You should also avoid rubbing your eye.
You can wash your hair one day after cataract surgery, but do not let the water run directly into your eyes.
Most people heal from cataract surgery within eight weeks, and some patients recover in as little as four weeks. Any soreness and discomfort from the procedure should disappear within a few days. You may also experience blurry vision at the beginning of the recovery period as your eye heals from the surgery.
But you should especially refrain from rubbing your eyes after cataract surgery. The eye that you had surgery on will be very sensitive. Rubbing your eye could damage the fragile flap created during the procedure. Damaging this flap could lead to complications or other problems.
Rubbing your eye can lead to bacteria or an infection, and the pressure is also bad for the healing incision. Your eye may itch sometimes, but rubbing it will only make things worse— you must resist the urge!
It's usually considered safe to wash your hair 24 hours after you have cataract surgery. However, you should keep your eyes closed and avoid getting any water or shampoo in your eye, and, it's advised that you use a mild or baby shampoo. You should also avoid rubbing your eye.
Early recognition is vital to preventing further damage. Secondary complications can include: cystoid macular edema, retinal tears/detachment, glaucoma, corneal decompensation, endophthalmitis, retained lens material, prolonged postoperative inflammation, prolonged case time, and patient discomfort.
When to call the doctor. If the blurriness does not subside after a week, consult your ophthalmologist. Other causes of ongoing blurry vision include residual refractive error (your eyes still need some additional correction with glasses), dry eye or Posterior capsule opacity (PCO).
Although rare, it is possible to suffer complications during cataract surgery. When this happens, you may experience what's known as a botched cataract surgery.
Rubbing your eye or even water splashing in your eye can aggravate the chances of infection. You may also want to avoid sleeping on the side of the operated eye for the first 24 hours.
Wear sunglasses outdoors for one week after surgery. It is optional to wear them indoors.
If it has been necessary to use a stitch, it will usually dissolve in 4 to 6 weeks if a dissolvable stitch has been used. You may feel a pricking sensation from this stitch. In some cases a non-dissolvable stitch is used. This will need to be removed at a follow up visit.
Your lens is held in place by delicate fibers called zonules. If you've had an eye lens replacement for cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange, your intraocular lens implant (IOL) is held in place by a small sac and these thin fibers.
Steroids: Typically, we recommend Prednisolone 4 times daily for the first 2 weeks following routine cataract surgery, then cut back to 2 times daily for the next 2 weeks, then discontinue. Artificial Tears: Immediately following cataract surgery, patients may resume using artificial tears.
do not do any strenuous exercise or housework. do not wear eye make-up for at least 4 weeks.
Patients may brush their teeth, but use as little water as possible. Do not wear any make-up or perfume on the day of surgery. Contact lenses should be removed.
Use boiled water and cool it (distilled water) to clean the operated eye. Dip a cotton ball or gauze piece in this water and gently clean the eye margins and eyelid. Swipe the cotton across from the inner corner (near the nose) to the outer corner of the operated eye. Look up and gently wipe off any sticky discharges.
Occasionally, cataract surgery fails to improve vision because of underlying eye damage from other conditions, such as glaucoma or macular degeneration. If possible, it may be beneficial to evaluate and treat other eye problems before making the decision to have cataract surgery.
The most serious and dreaded risk, but fortunately rare (less than 1 per 1000 surgeries), is an infection inside the eye called endophthalmitis. To avoid this complication, antibiotic drops are started before surgery and continued afterward.
Yes, after cataract surgery, you need to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun. After surgery, your eyes are healing and are more sensitive to the sun's rays than usual. Anytime you go outside, you need to wear sunglasses. Whether it's raining or sunny, the sun is giving off damaging UV rays.