Most chronic diseases are inextricably linked to the patient’s living environment, habits, family, emotions and occupation, which have an impact on the occurrence, development and transformation of the disease, so life conditioning is of great importance to patients with chronic diseases. Geriatric cataract, as a common chronic disease in the elderly, also requires life conditioning.
It is generally believed that patients with senile cataract should pay attention to the following aspects of life: 1, regular diet and living, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and exercise.
2. Appropriate control of reading and writing and TV time. Reading, writing and watching TV should be controlled within one hour, and every hour should be closed to rest, or do eye exercises, or go outdoors for a few minutes.
3, to ensure adequate sleep, insomnia or neurasthenia, the application of sedative sleeping pills or Chinese medicine to regulate.
4, open-minded, encounter unhappy things or troublesome family chores to control emotions, correct treatment, to maintain a happy mood.
5.People with refractive changes should go to the hospital for examination and wear suitable glasses.
6. Go to the hospital regularly for slit lamp microscopy to observe the development of cataract. If there are symptoms such as eye pain, redness and colored halos when looking at lights, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.
7.Under the guidance of the doctor, take eye medicine or oral medicine for cataract treatment on time, and wait until the time is ripe for surgical treatment.