1.Prevent colds and flu. Nationally renowned cataract surgeons point out that you should take a bath the day before surgery, order antibiotic eye drops for your eyes before surgery, and take oral sleeping pills before bedtime to ensure good rest and better cooperation with the surgeon to complete the surgery.
2.Eating and sleeping should be regular. Pay attention to the good habit of going to bed, getting up and eating on time. Eat more soft food and easily digestible food. Insist on eating fruits every day to replenish the necessary vitamins.
3, eliminate the psychological tension, some people heard that surgery on the eyes, “eye water” will flow out, sleepless nights, afraid that the eyes will not see. This is mainly due to the lack of understanding of eye surgery, the psychology of fear.
In fact, cataract is a common surgery in ophthalmology, which is short and less painful, and even there is no special feeling after surgery. Patients who have undergone cataract surgery can be asked to explain the experience of surgery, and the pre-operative nervousness will naturally disappear.
Pay attention to the whole body examination and the necessary preoperative laboratory tests including blood, urine routine, liver function, blood sugar, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, blood pressure, etc.
5, normal bowel movement, to strive for a daily bowel movement, to prevent dry stools, if necessary, can take marijuana intestinal soup, to ensure a smooth recovery after surgery.
6.Special ophthalmic examination, pay attention to the special ophthalmic examination before surgery, such as corneal curvature, visual electrophysiology, A/B ultrasound, corneal endothelial cell examination, intraocular pressure, tear duct flushing, etc. Routine antibiotic eye drops in the eye 1~3 days before surgery, 4~6 times a day.
Precautions to know during cataract surgery
1. Do not cough during surgery, as coughing will increase the intraocular pressure, which is not conducive to surgery.
2. Please cooperate with the oral medication and eye drops given before surgery.
3.The eyelashes will be cut before surgery to prevent bacterial infection.
4.Local anesthesia will be used for the surgery, while general anesthesia will be used in special cases.
5. Please do not move your head during the surgery and do not talk unless necessary.
6.Please go to the bathroom before surgery to prevent the need to go to the bathroom during surgery.
Precautions to be taken after cataract surgery
1. On the day after surgery, both eyes should be covered to reduce the rotation of the eyeballs and to give the eyes sufficient rest. After surgery, except for eating and going to the toilet, the eyes should be resting in bed. Special attention should be paid to not bumping the operated eyes to avoid bleeding in the anterior chamber, elevated intraocular pressure and other complications.
2, the first day after surgery must be quiet rest, do not force to lower the head, the movement should be light, can not wash the face with running water, available wet towel to wipe the face, do not force to rub the eyes, do not press the operated eye when sleeping.
2. Take eye drops on time, wash your hands before dispensing, and do not touch your eyes and hands with the mouth of the eye medicine bottle to prevent contamination. Use your hand to pull down the eyelid (the surgical incision is in the upper part, do not pull the upper eyelid) and put in the eye drops, if you need to use more than two kinds of eye drops, the interval is 10-15 minutes.
3.After surgery, you should stop smoking and drinking, do not eat spicy and stimulating food, eat more vegetables and fruits, and keep your bowels open.
4. The surgical incision should heal in about three weeks (diabetic patients should also extend the time appropriately). During this period, wash your face and hair and be careful not to let the sewage enter the operated eye to prevent infection.
6.The stitches are generally removed 5 days after surgery, and antibiotic drops should be given locally after the stitches are removed, 3 times a day. Erythromycin or gentamycin eye ointment etc. can be applied at night before going to bed to prevent infection. Patients are older and should pay attention to hygiene when dabbing, wash their hands clean, and it is best to let family members help dabbing eye drops.
7, early after surgery should return to the clinic once a week, and wear an eye shield to protect the eye, if there is more redness, swelling, pain, vision loss, etc., must immediately return to the clinic.
9.Post-operative dietary problems: You should keep your mood relaxed, eat regularly, and avoid overeating. Eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods rich in vitamin C and vitamin E. Avoid smoking, alcohol and long-term consumption of stimulating food.
10, because the surgery will definitely have its dangers, so after the surgery should continue to cooperate with the physician to do follow-up treatment, in order to achieve a best surgical results.
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