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POST LASIK INSTRUCTIONS
What you are likely to experience after the procedure: |
| Mild or moderate tearing from both eyes is common and can differ from one eye to the other on the day of treatment. |
| Foreign body sensation or irritation in the eyes. |
| Occasional appearance of small red spots on the white surface of both eyes |
| Sensitivity to bright light. |
| Hazy vision on the day of the treatment. |
| Do's |
| You should instill your eye drops according to the prescription. |
| You should clean your eye lid margins from the day after your treatment with sterile tissues. |
| You can have your normal food. |
| You should blink your eyes gently and frequently on the day of treatment. |
| You can watch TV, read books, from the day after your treatment. |
| You can work on computers from the 3rd day of your treatment. |
| You can wipe and clean your face away from the eye. |
| Use sunglasses when you go out and apply plastic shields while sleeping for 2 weeks. |
| Don'ts |
| Do not expose your eyes to dust. |
| Do not touch or rub your eyes. |
| Do not take head bath or splash water into the eye and face for 2 weeks. |
| Do not keep your eyes open for long duration. |
| Do not clean the eye on the day of your treatment. |
| Do not swim for one month. |
| Do not use eyeliner for one month. |
| Avoid exercises for 1 week. |
| Avoid self-driving for 1 week. |
| POST PRK INSTRUCTIONS |
| What you are likely to experience after the procedure: |
| Mild or moderate pain will be there on the day of treatment. |
| Foreign body sensation, irritation and watering in the eyes. |
| Do's |
| You should instill your eye drops according to the prescription |
| You should clean your eye lid margins from the day after your treatment with sterile tissues. |
| You can have your normal food. |
| You can wipe and clean your face away from the eye. |
| Don'ts |
| Do not remove the eye patch on the day of treatment. |
| Do not expose your eyes to dust. |
| Do not expose your eyes to dust. |
| Do not take head bath or splash water into the eye and face for 2 weeks. |
| Do not keep your eyes open for long duration. |
| Do not clean the eye on the day of your treatment. |
| Do not swim for one month. |
| Do not use eyeliner for one month. |
| Avoid exercise and self-driving for 1 week. |
Eye Cleaning & Eye Drops instillation procedures
Procedure for cleaning the eye: |
| The operated eye needs to be cleaned at least twice a day. |
| The attendant performing this task should wash the hands with soap and water and dry them with a clean towel. |
| You may use the disposable tissue supplied at the hospital for this purpose. Alternately you may place cotton in a clean vessel cover it with a lid for 10 minutes, let it cool down, take the cotton out, squeeze the excess water and use the same to clean. |
| Cleaning the lower lid is done by asking the patient to look up and wiping all the secretions sticking to the lower lid margin. |
| Cleaning the upper lid is done by asking the patient to look down and doing similar procedure. |
| Similarly the outer and inner corners of the eye are cleaned. |
| Once the margins and corners are cleaned, the eye drops can be instilled and then the surrounding areas can also be cleaned. |
| Instillation of the eye drops: |
| The attendant should wash his/ her hands with soap and water. |
| The cap of the eyedrop bottle is opened carefully without contaminating the tip of the nozzle. |
| Pull the lower lid and place the drop between the eyeball and the lid by squeezing the bottle or cap as the case may be. |
| Wipe away excess medicine that may trickle out, after asking the patient to gently close the eye. |
| The eyes should be kept closed for a period of 5 minutes after the drop is instilled. |
| General instructions for instilling medicines in the eye: |
| Always instill drops before applying the ointment. |
| Leave a gap of 5 minutes between two medications. |
| Keep the eye closed for 5 minutes after applying the medication. |
| Once opened, the eye drops should be discarded after 10 days. |
| Replace the cap of the bottle immediately after use. |
| Make sure that the right drops are being used for the right number of times. |
| If similar medication is advised for both eyes, it is advisable to have separate bottles for the two eyes. |
| Unused eye medication, once opened is discarded and never used for other person. |
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