With the advent of an aging society, and a higher standard of living, people’s life expectancy is higher than before, and the number of people who need to undergo cataract restoration surgery will increase greatly.
Although the equipment and surgical techniques for cataract surgery have improved greatly compared to the past, and the safety of the surgery has been greatly improved, it still requires good cooperation between the patient and the family with the surgeon before and after the surgery to ensure that the surgery can be successful and achieve the expected results. The idea of patient’s cooperation is focused on preoperative preparation and postoperative medication on time.
This section focuses on how to achieve post-operative self-care and medication to ensure that the eyes can recover smoothly after surgery and achieve the surgical results. Post-operative medication is also an important part of the whole treatment process. Failure to take medication as prescribed after surgery may lead to infection and greatly reduced surgical results, or worse, serious infection and complications after surgery, which not only cannot achieve surgical results, but also may lead to serious damage to the eye and loss of vision. endangering the patient’s life. In this case, the doctor has to remove the already infected eye to ensure the patient’s life safety.
The incision of cataract surgery is not sutured, and it takes 1-3 months for the incision to heal. During this period, avoid trauma or contact with unclean objects to prevent bacteria and other microorganisms from entering the eye through the incision and becoming infected.
Pay attention to the hygiene of the operated eye. Use a towel to gently scrub the eyelid (medically called eyelid) when washing the face, and do not push on the eyeball when washing the face.
Patients with high blood pressure or diabetes should pay attention to controlling blood pressure and blood sugar. High blood sugar increases the risk of postoperative infection, and keeping fasting blood sugar below 8 will help the recovery of the operated eye.
If there are systemic diseases, the drugs for systemic diseases after surgery can also be taken at the same time, but the situation after medication needs to be observed. If abnormal reactions occur, regardless of systemic ones, such as headache, dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, weakness, or abnormal stools, the patient should promptly seek consultation with the primary care physician to exclude adverse drug reactions. If the eye area shows: eye pain, decreased or blurred vision, eye swelling, and increased discharge, you should visit your surgeon, as the above manifestations are signs of poor postoperative recovery and complications.