Excimer laser surgery, like any other surgery, in order to achieve satisfactory results, all patients who decide to have the surgery should be prepared for the following.
1. Patients should clearly indicate to the surgeon before surgery the purpose and requirements of their surgery, whether they are suitable for surgery, the possible results after surgery, and how soon they can start their current normal work life after surgery. Understand the general procedure of the surgery, what may happen during and after the surgery. Li Hua, Ophthalmology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University
2. Sign the surgery consent form after deciding to operate with full understanding of the risks of surgery.
3. Generally you should stop wearing soft corneal contact lenses (contact lenses) for 1-2 weeks, hard corneal contact lenses for 2-3 weeks and OK lenses for 3-6 months before surgery.
4. In general, local antibiotic eye drops should be started 3 days before surgery, and the number of drops should be no less than 8 times before surgery.
5. Pre-operative gaze training should be done so that you can cooperate well with the surgeon during the surgery so as to achieve the best results.
6. You should get enough sleep the night before surgery.
7. Wash your face on the day of surgery and do not wear makeup on your eyes to avoid difficulties in cleaning and disinfecting the eyes before surgery, such as incomplete cleaning can make some fine particles enter the surgery area.
8. Do not use perfume and irritating cosmetics on the day of surgery to avoid interfering with the working state of the laser machine and affecting the results of the surgery.
9. After local disinfection of the eye before surgery, do not wipe or touch the eye and its surrounding skin with your hands.
10. When waiting before surgery, relax and do not be nervous so as not to affect the surgical result by not being able to control your emotions during surgery.