Immediately After Surgery:
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Do not rub your eyes or you will disturb the
bandage contact lens. |
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Resting with your eyes closed is good. A lot of healing occurs
while you are asleep. |
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If you have pain you may take pain medications or use "Comfort
Drops". |
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You should not drive a car or operate machinery immediately
following surgery because your vision will be blurry and you have been
given sedating medications. |
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General Cleanliness: Keep your eyes clean. You may shower
and bath as normal. |
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Avoid eye makeup and swimming pools/hot tubs for the
first 5 days or until the bandage contact is taken out. |
| Medications: |
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Allow 5 minutes between drops so each drop can be
absorbed. |
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Medications start after you get home for surgery. |
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Click for instruction on how to put drops in your eye. |
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EconoPred Plus - 1 drop 4 times a day. |
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Tobradex - 1 drop 4 times a day. |
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Nevanac - 1 drop 4 times a day. |
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Refresh Liquigel - use as needed probably at least 4 times
a day. |
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Comfort Drops - use 1 drop as needed for substantial pain.
Use sparingly. |
| First Few Days After Surface LASIK: |
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Expect your vision to be blurry. |
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Your bandage contact lens will stay in for about
5 days. |
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Each day your eyes will feel better and returning
to normal. |
| The Following Days: |
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Your vision may vary some for the first 1 -
2 months. |
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Your may notice some light sensitivity/glare until
your eye is more healed. |
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With each week the vision will improve and stabilize . |
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You will experience less dryness and scratchiness with each
week. |
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Once your eye has healed you can get your driver's license
updated. |
Follow-Up Visits:
We will ask you to return on postoperative day 4 or 5. Following that, Dr. Brems will determine your visit schedule and advise you when to return. The surgery fee will cover all LASIK-related postoperative appointments for one year following the procedure.
| If you think you may have a problem |
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Call the office (602-200-0770) - After
hours the answering service will contact the doctor. |
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Continue using your drops. |
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Surface LASIK