What to Expect After Cataract Surgery
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Cataract surgery is a quick, painless, day care procedure with a high success rate22. It is expected that your vision will be blurry for a few days after the surgery because the new lens needs time to adjust. After you safely recover from the surgery, your vision will return to pre-cataract clarity23. Follow your eye surgeon’s instructions meticulously.
Here is a list of things to keep in mind to speed up recovery after the surgery:
What to do after cataract surgery?
What to avoid after cataract surgery?
If you experience the following symptoms in the eye which had surgery, contact your surgeon immediately:
22 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139750/
23 https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cataract-surgery/about/pac-20384765
24 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100468/. https://journals.lww.com/co-ophthalmology/fulltext/2013/01000/postoperative_care_in_cataract_surgery.13.aspx
25 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100468/
26 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100468/
27 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100468/. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/cataract-surgery
28 https://journals.lww.com/co-ophthalmology/fulltext/2013/01000/postoperative_care_in_cataract_surgery.13.aspx. https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cataract-surgery/about/pac-20384765