Modern cataract removal surgery is a delicate microsurgical procedure that is usually performed under surface anesthesia. Throughout the procedure, the patient is fully aware that the surgeon is operating on him or her. How should I cooperate with the surgeon during the surgery to achieve a good outcome? It is the most important thing that every cataract patient wants to do, but it is also something that patients are not quite sure about.
How should I cooperate with the doctor during cataract extraction to have a good surgery? Please see: i. Take the surgery in a relaxed mood. Although the surgery is performed with surface or local anesthesia, there will be no pain, so patients can walk into the operating room with a completely relaxed state of mind.
Second, after lying flat on the operating table, breathe deeply, try to relax, and put both hands naturally on the sides of the operating bed; eyes on the operating microscope light during the surgery.
The assistant is responsible for disinfection of the patient, generally the scope of disinfection is both eyes, if there is discomfort, please inform the disinfection doctor, do not wipe your own eyes to avoid contamination of the surgical area.
Do not move your hands, move your head or turn your eyes suddenly during the surgery to avoid accidental eye injury.
V. During surgery, due to bright light and surgical operation, there may be discomfort such as eye swelling, please open your mouth to breathe, do not discard the air, and inform the surgeon promptly when there is severe eye pain.
Do not cough during surgery, because coughing will increase the intraocular pressure and is not conducive to the normal operation.
Do not talk during surgery, because the movement of speech can cause displacement of the delicate structures of the eye under the operating microscope.
It is believed that the positive cooperation of the patient during the surgery will make the cataract surgery more perfect.