Please read this document carefully
Guidance is provided on how to take care of yourself following your procedure.
Common questions are also answered.
Guidance is provided on how to take care of yourself following your procedure.
Common questions are also answered.
Do not put all drops in at once. Use one drop at a time and close your eyes for 5 minutes by the clock before applying the next drop.
For all drops except artificial tears, you must close your eyes for 5 minutes. This is the only way drops are going to be reliably absorbed into the eye.
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Bedtime | Comment |
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4 times a day |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Bedtime | Comment |
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4 times a day |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Bedtime | Comment |
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3 times a day |
You will have been given a follow-up appointment before leaving. It is important that you keep your follow up appointment.
If your eyelashes become sticky or have accumulated material, you may clean them by using a cotton bud soaked in warm boiled water. Close one eye and gently and repetitively wipe the lashes with the moist cotton bud away from the eyelid.
Problems are rare, however in the event you have any of the following:
Redness
Sensitivity to light
Vision loss or reduction
Pain
Please contact Centre for Sight right away on 0800 0112882
Vision recovery following DSAEK is more rapid than traditional grafts and usually by 3 months most patients notice a big difference. Some patients take a little longer (up to a year) to recover.
Your eye will be uncomfortable for about 2 weeks. As soon as you are comfortable you may return to desk work. For outdoor work, please check with your operating surgeon. It is important to keep out of dus ty environments.
If your other eye has good vision and meets the standard for driving (ability to see a number plate at 25 meters) you may drive as soon as you are comfortable.
1 month following surgery.
Light exercise with very little exertion, after 2 weeks. You can go back to normal exercise activities after 1 month.
You must check with your operating surgeon. You cannot fly if you have an air bubble in y our eye.
Avoid dusty environments for at least one month following surgery.
1 month following surgery.
We trust this information is useful and shall welcome any comments you may have.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our helpful staff at the Centre for Sight.
And finally…
ENJOY your vision and
THANK YOU for entrusting us with your care !
The Staff at Centre for Sight