After one week. At that time, you can wash your hair by tilting your head back like hairdressers do.
How long will the lens implanted in my eye after surgery stay?
For a lifetime.
Is the brand and quality of the lens used very important?
It is important to use intraocular lenses that have the European CE mark and American FDA approval. The quality of vision is affected by the lens material and design. The loss of transparency in the lens capsule is also related to lens design.
Will cataracts recur in the eye after surgery?
What is secondary cataract?
An artificial lens is placed inside the eye’s own capsule. Sometimes, this capsule loses its transparency, which is called secondary cataract. Laser treatment of the center of this capsule may be necessary 6 months after surgery.
Will I have stitches or stitchless surgery?
Cataract surgery is now performed stitchlessly using a technique called phacoemulsification.
Will I have surgery with laser technology?
Current cataract surgery is performed using phacoemulsification technique with the use of ultrasound, not laser as commonly believed.
Should I continue taking my medications for other conditions in the days leading up to the surgery?
You should continue taking your other medications. Only stop the following medications before surgery:
Aspirin: Stop 10 days before.
Coumadin: Stop 7 days before.
Flomax: Stop 2 weeks before.
I have eye drops like my blood pressure medication for the eye to be operated on. Should I continue using them?
Yes, continue with all your drops. Only if you are using the following drops, stop them 2 weeks before surgery:
Pilocarpine
Isoptocarpine
Pilogel
Carbachol
Should I come to the surgery on an empty stomach?
No. Since the operation will be performed with numbing eye drops, it is not necessary to be fasting.
Will I see the surgery?
No. You will only see shadows and colors.
Will I need to wear glasses?
A glasses examination will be done after one month. You may need a thin pair of glasses to see distance clearly, or you may not. However, in an eye with a standard intraocular lens, near glasses are always required to see up close. In an eye with a lens that enables both distance and near vision, 70% of patients can see both near and far without glasses.
