The purpose of laser correction is to improve vision in various disorders. The operation helps to see well without glasses and contact lenses, which improves the quality of human life. Laser correction does not treat age-related visual impairments, including glaucoma and cataracts. Surgical treatment of these diseases after laser vision improvement remains possible. What limitations after laser vision correction exist and how to get around them, read in this article.
After laser eye surgery, it is advisable to stay in the clinic for several hours. During this time, visual perception becomes crisp and clear, although some visual instability is possible. It must be remembered that the power of vision may change more than once in the first time after the operation, but such fluctuations are usually insignificant.
After laser correction, you cannot leave the clinic unaccompanied, because at first the vision is unstable. It is advisable to come to the operation with a relative or friend. Also, before the procedure, you should inform the doctor about planning long independent trips in the first month after the operation.
Laser correction does not impose a ban on flights, but immediately after the operation it is better not to use air transport. This is due to the increased sensitivity of the eyes to light and blurred vision, which persist for some time after laser correction.
Immediately after the operation, the doctor must confirm the results, and only after his approval can you go home. It is advisable to visit a doctor at 7, 30 and 60 days after the correction. The clinic will help to remove the bandage lenses.
The final analysis of visual function is carried out after 3 months. It is noteworthy that examinations for 7 and 30 days can be carried out by an ophthalmologist at the place of residence. However, you need to transfer the results to the clinic where the operation was performed.
After the operation, vision is restored on average in a day. It is recommended to postpone work for a day, including the day of the procedure. After a complex intervention, recovery occurs in 3-5 days, and it is better to take a vacation for 7-10 days.
The question of working capacity is very individual. Many patients return to work after a few days, others take longer to recover. You have to listen to your body and follow your feelings.
The time to return to work also depends on the patient's activity. It is advisable to ask the doctor to give recommendations for a particular case. It must be remembered that in many patients the recovery process proceeds differently. As a rule, it takes 1-3 months for vision to stabilize. Only after this time can the results be evaluated.
Since laser correction involves intervention in the structures of the eye, discomfort after surgery is normal. The following symptoms are possible: profuse lacrimation, sensitivity to light, inflammation, dilated pupils, sensation of a foreign body, swelling of the eyelids. Spots or flies may appear before the eyes. These are temporary consequences of the operation, which, in the absence of visual load, disappear very quickly.
If there is a need to clean the eyes, you need to use gauze soaked in boiled water at room temperature. It is advisable not to touch the mucous. You should not use special liquids for the eyes, because they increase redness, itching and swelling. For severe dryness, discomfort, and tightness, your doctor may prescribe tear substitutes without preservatives. If there is profuse lacrimation, you need to use a sterile napkin, gently wiping the tears under the eyes.
After laser correction, regular use of eye drops is required. For 10 days, moisturizers are prescribed, and sometimes even antibiotics. It is recommended to use a moisturizing gel for a month. With normal healing, the doctor changes the drops, but moisturizers should continue to be used.
After laser correction, it is difficult to choose lenses that would take the desired shape, so the choice should be entrusted to a professional. The result of the correction largely depends on the correct selection of contact lenses. After correction, it is necessary to gradually increase the adequate load on the visual system.
Protective contact lenses prevent irritation of the epithelium and reduce discomfort. After putting on the lenses, pain may appear, which will disappear after 6-20 hours. After 3-4 days, you need to return to the clinic to remove them.
In case of intolerance to bandage lenses, they are removed earlier. This need is evidenced by significant discomfort and pain during their use. To enhance the effect, you need to rest and take analgesics. Do not exceed the dosage of drugs and remove bandage lenses yourself. Discomfort may increase when the lens falls out of the eye. No need to try to insert it back, you should consult a doctor.
On the first day after the correction, it is forbidden to rub your eyes and close your eyes tightly. You need to try to relax, rest and give up activities that require concentration of vision (reading, watching TV, using a laptop or computer). If there are children in the house, you need to ask relatives for additional help.
The first few weeks after laser correction, you need to wear sunglasses while walking. Glasses help to reduce sensitivity to light and reduce irritation. In spring and summer it is necessary to use high-quality glasses with a high degree of reflection of ultraviolet radiation. Glasses should be worn even in cloudy weather, because the clouds only increase the effect of ultraviolet rays.
In dusty rooms and in the wind, you need to protect your eyes from pollution with glasses. It is advisable to use special glasses that have protection on the sides. You need to use glasses for at least a month after laser correction.
Within a week after the intervention, smoky rooms and active smoking should be avoided. In the early days, it is better not to play with children and animals, because this increases the risk of injury to the operated eyes.
It is important to dose visual loads. You can not overwork yourself with reading, rub your eyes, put pressure on them or squint hard. Depending on the degree of laser correction, the patient may have difficulty reading small print. This phenomenon should not cause concern as it will disappear in a few weeks.
Patients over 45 years of age may need glasses for presbyopia. Additional correction for age-related changes in vision is needed only for certain types of activities. These are usually activities that require good near vision.
You can watch TV on the first day, but it is better to focus on your feelings. For complete comfort, you can cover your eyes. When using technology with displays, you should take breaks every 45 minutes. After the operation, prolonged concentration of vision greatly tires the eyes for the first 3 weeks, which can cause various disorders.
There are no special restrictions on food after laser correction. It is important to follow a diet that prevents constipation. It is advisable to give up alcohol for 10-20 days to reduce the load while taking medication.
Drinking alcohol in the first 3 days is prohibited. Alcohol will blunt the effects of antibiotics, and being drunk increases the risk of eye injury. Alcohol can increase the load on the liver when combined with medications, as well as provoke dry eyes.
Even the slightest mechanical impact on the healing eye can lead to complications. At first, it is better to sleep on your back, but strict restrictions on the position of the body during sleep apply only to the first night after surgery. In the following days, you can sleep in any position, just do not bury your face in the pillow.
It is important to prevent water from getting into the eyes for the first week. In the shower, you should turn your back on the pressure and stand one step further than usual. In this position, you need to lean back, and then less water gets on your face, and the shampoo will drain past your eyes. If shampoo or other hygiene product gets on the mucous membrane, do not rub your eyes. For washing, you need to use refreshing drops to relieve burning sensation and prevent burns.
Do not allow tap water to enter the eyes, which can provoke inflammation and affect the results of the operation. Water from the pool and natural reservoirs is also dangerous.
It is necessary to limit the use of decorative cosmetics 2 days before the operation and for 30 days after the procedure. Within two weeks, you can not apply cosmetics to the area around the eyes and eyelashes, but it is better to completely abandon makeup. Creams, moisturizers and corrective products should not be applied close to the eyes.
Since waterproof mascara is more difficult to remove from eyelashes, you can use this tool only a month after correction. During the week, you can not use shadows, eye creams, mascara, eyeliner, makeup removers. Also, do not spray aerosols, hairsprays and makeup-fixing products.
Any cosmetics should be used carefully to prevent them from getting into the eyes. Otherwise, it is necessary to wash the irritant with refreshing drops without rubbing the eyelids.
Laser vision correction is a reason to abandon intense physical activity for the period of complete restoration of the visual system. As a rule, this process takes a month, but it is better to consult a doctor on this issue. During the rehabilitation period, you can not go to the gym, dancing, yoga, fitness, Pilates and jogging. For complete safety, it is better to give up football, tennis, boxing, wrestling, scuba diving, diving and team sports for a year.
Restrictions on different types of activities:
During sports, you need to protect your eyes from sweat. To do this, wear a bandage. After laser correction, it is not recommended to tilt your head back, bend over sharply and lift heavy objects.
It is better to plan pregnancy six months after laser correction. Hormonal imbalance and subsequent childbirth can affect the results of vision correction.
After laser correction, you can not drive until the attending physician permits. In order not to create a danger on the road, a person must see clearly at a distance of 20 m. Driving should be abandoned until the vision stabilizes. It is necessary to wait for the disappearance of blurred vision, even if it appears episodically. After the restoration of visual function, you should abandon long-term driving and driving at night.
After surgery, direct sunlight should be avoided. Within 3-6 months it is forbidden to visit the solarium and relax by the sea. To avoid retinal burns, it is important to wear good quality glasses with UV protection (not all sunglasses have this). It is advisable to choose glasses with durable lenses and brown glasses.
In the first week after the intervention, it is better not to plan long trips in order to be able to visit the doctor on time. When visiting countries with a hot climate, you need to wear high-quality sunglasses with special UV protection. The goggles must block ultraviolet A and B rays.
Sunbathing is prohibited for a month after laser correction. The beach is dangerous due to water and sand getting into the eyes, as well as increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Winter sports require the use of goggles with full UV protection, which is very damaging to the eyes in the mountains.
Local anesthesia helps to make laser correction painless, but after the termination of its action, discomfort occurs. The sensation of a foreign body in the eye persists for 24-38 hours. Depending on the technique of the operation, the discomfort may be milder or stronger, so this should be discussed with the doctor before the procedure. Medications and special contact lenses will help you feel comfortable after surgery. If even after a day the feeling of severe pain persists, you need to contact the clinic where the operation was performed. Emergency doctors are unlikely to be able to adequately treat the complications of laser correction.
During the recovery process, there may be a slight clouding of the cornea, which will disappear a month after the operation. This reaction is normal and often mild, so most patients do not notice it. In rare cases, turbidity persists for six months or even a year.
The risk of corneal clouding may increase with drug overdose. If necessary, you should consult with your doctor. Severe forms of clouding require additional therapy (eg, steroid drops).
After surgery, there may be residual disorders, which are usually mild. When driving or operating hazardous machinery in poor lighting conditions, some patients are advised to continue to use additional correction, but most often after laser correction, the need for glasses and lenses disappears completely.
If you neglect the recommendations of specialists, you can provoke a detachment of the corneal flap and superficial keratitis. Therefore, it is impossible to overstrain the visual system ahead of time, even if there is no discomfort. It is better to wait a few days and rest before returning to an active life.
In this article, we will focus on the postoperative period after laser vision correction and try to answer the questions that most often concern patients and their relatives:
After LASIK laser correction, the patient stays in the clinic for about two hours. During this time, vision is restored, the visual picture becomes clear and crisp. The doctor during this period observes the patient and decides whether he can go home.
Postoperative control and visual quality test show the first results of the intervention. The power of vision may change for some time after the operation, but these fluctuations are usually minor. It is advisable to wear sunglasses during this time. Doctors are allowed to work and drive a car, as a rule, after 3-4 days. All restrictions are individual, but there are general recommendations.
1. Observation by an ophthalmologist after laser vision correction.
Immediately after the operation, specialists confirm that all results are normal. After that, the control is carried out after 7 days after the intervention, after 30 days and after 60 days. Final testing is carried out after 3 months. Most of the preliminary examination, as well as both examinations after 7 days and one month after the intervention, can be carried out by an ophthalmologist observing the patient at the place of residence, who can transfer the results of the examinations to the clinic. In the future, patients visit an ophthalmologist after 6 months and a year later.
2. Regular use of eye drops after laser vision correction.
Within 10 days after the correction, it is necessary to apply eye drops (perhaps the doctor will prescribe an antibiotic), and use a moisturizing gel for a month. If the eye heals normally, the ophthalmologist changes the composition of the drops. Eye drops and moisturizing gel should continue to be instilled regularly, according to the prescribed regimen. It is very important that the pipette or tube of gel does not touch the cornea.
3. Protective mode for the eyes after LASIK laser vision correction.
Within a month, you should protect your eyes from getting detergents (shampoo, conditioners, soap, etc.) into them.
It is necessary to dose visual loads, it is impossible:
With increased lacrimation, at first you can apply a sterile napkin under the eye, but do not make active movements with this napkin. It is better to sleep on your back at first. You can watch TV immediately on the first day after the operation, but you should listen to subjective feelings and, if necessary, cover your eyes, achieving complete comfort. Windy weather and drafts should be avoided. Do not play with small children and animals (there is a possibility of injury to the eye)
4. Driving a car after laser vision correction LASIK.
It all depends on each individual case. Most patients of the clinic already on the first or second day after LASIK acquire the necessary (albeit uncorrected) visual acuity, which allows them to officially (according to all the rules) become a road user. In this case, you need to think about the fact that the driver's license, as a rule, removes the note: "driving a vehicle only using vision correction aids." Please note that active participation in traffic is possible again only when sufficient visual acuity of the eye on which the operation was performed is restored. Often this is possible already on the first day after the operation.
In some cases, this may take longer. So, in the presence of bilateral refractive errors of a high degree, driving a car is partially possible only after treatment of the second eye. You should not drive a car for a long time and at first refuse to travel at night.
In this regard, it is necessary to conduct an individual consultation.
5. Make-up after laser vision correction LASIK.
Within 10 days after laser vision correction LASIK, the patient should not rub his eyes, apply makeup on eyelashes and eyebrows. It would be optimal to give up decorative cosmetics already 2 days before the operation and within a month after it.
6. Sports after laser vision correction.
For several weeks, it is recommended to avoid serious physical exertion, sports, swimming pool visits. The possibility of practicing extreme sports in the future must be discussed on a case-by-case basis, but it is better to forget about football, tennis, diving, scuba diving, team sports, wrestling and boxing for a year. Do not bend over, sharply throw your head back, lift weights.
7. Pressure drops after LASIK laser vision correction.
Within six months after the LASIK operation, you can not bathe, visit the Finnish sauna, Russian bath, fly on airplanes. It is also advisable to refrain from long trips to another climatic zone. Plan pregnancy only 6-7 months after the correction. You should also know that after the operation it is especially important to deal with constipation.
8. Ability to work after laser vision correction.
One of the main questions is, “How long will I be out of work after LASIK?” In fact, it is very individual. Many patients can work in the next few days without any problems. Some patients feel better if they stay at home for a few days. Those who have undergone surgery should listen to their body and follow the recommendations of their doctor.
9. The use of lenses after laser vision correction LASIK.
After the operation, it is very difficult to find a lens that, when inserted, took the desired shape. Therefore, you need to contact an experienced and qualified specialist. A large percentage of a successful result depends on the correctly selected lens. Depending on the type of lens, the doctor may adjust the postoperative restrictions.
10. Influence of ultraviolet radiation on the eyes after laser vision correction.
One of the restrictions in the period after the operation is the avoidance of direct sunlight. For some time after the correction (3-6 months), you should not visit solariums, you should not go to the sea (blinding sun and glare from the water), you need to protect your eyes from ultraviolet radiation with glasses so that there is no retinal burn. It is advisable to buy glasses with unbreakable lenses and light brown glasses.
11. Nutrition after laser correction.
There are no contraindications in the choice of products in nutrition. But alcohol must be excluded for at least 10-20 days.
Otherwise, there are no restrictions. It is advisable to be in a calm state and do what you like, but taking into account the advice of doctors. If you neglect the recommendations of ophthalmologists, then complications are possible, for example, detachment or damage to the corneal flap, superficial keratitis.
The purpose of laser correction is to do without glasses or contact lenses in everyday life. The ability to see, corresponding to the requirements of everyday life, is acquired by almost all patients.
Some patients have residual effects of visual impairment that can be identified, but in everyday life they do not harm the patient. In some special conditions, for example, when driving a car at night, the patient is advised to make a small additional correction with glasses.
Contact lenses can be worn after all refractive surgeries. However, this is very rarely necessary. In any case, after surgical interventions on the cornea due to a change in its shape, the correspondence of the lenses should be technically better.
Since a patient who previously had visual impairments becomes a person with “normal vision” after the operation, nevertheless, with the onset of age-related farsightedness (from 45 years of age), he needs reading glasses, which by nature is necessary for every person with normal vision . Age-related farsightedness is a natural process that naturally occurs in every person, regardless of whether he underwent surgery or not.
90-94% of the patients of the clinic receive excellent distance vision after the operation. Only about 6% of patients report good distance vision after their second LASIK operation.
Some patients use weak distance glasses for special occasions, such as driving in the dark.
Many patients are concerned about the question - “Is it possible to carry out surgical correction of ophthalmic diseases that arose later (for example, cataracts or glaucoma) after LASIK treatment?
LASIK surgery does not affect the treatment of age-related visual impairments such as cataracts or glaucoma.
If no ophthalmic treatment has been performed, as well as for patients who have been treated with LASIK, it is possible to perform all the operations necessary to treat the disease.
In order to avoid problems in the future with the determination of the parameters of artificial lenses, all patients of the Artemis clinic after the operation receive an appropriate card with data for careful storage. Therefore, turning to any doctor in the clinic even after a few years, the patient is guaranteed a qualified consultation with an analysis of the dynamics based on the initial data, high service and valuable recommendations.
Your care at NEW VISION does not stop after your recovery - we provide all the necessary post-operative care and rehabilitation treatment for as long as you need it, free of charge - even after your discharge. This does not apply to natural changes (deterioration) of your eyes or any other complications or diseases not associated with laser vision correction.
Clinic NEW VISION, one of the most famous eye clinics in Europe specializing in laser corrections, was founded in 1999. In total, we have performed over 500,000 surgeries.
The network of clinics NEW VISION has no equal in experience, quality and price.
Instructions for the operation
To prepare for surgery:
After the operation, you will receive the following:
Homecoming
Please do not leave the clinic unaccompanied as you may need help getting home
It is a good idea to have a friend or relative accompany you on the day of the operation. Otherwise, it is recommended that you make arrangements in advance to be picked up from the clinic when you are ready to be sent home.
Air travel is not prohibited after LASEK, LASIK, iQ-Life and cataract surgery. However, we would recommend that you do not fly immediately after the operation. Your vision may remain slightly blurry and you may be sensitive to light. It is also recommended to consult at postoperative appointments about planning any independent trips during the first month after the operation.
Tips for the postoperative period
First day (following after surgery):
Please keep your alcohol intake to a minimum for the first 2-3 days as it can interact with medications and cause dry eyes.
You should rest as much as possible and avoid unnecessary eye strain.
Medicines
You will be given a prescription for your post-surgery medicines. The cost of the above medicines is not included in the cost of treatment. Please use prescribed medicines as instructed by your surgeon and ensure that all medicines are stored in a cool, dry place.
How to use eye drops correctly:
If you miss a dose, do not try to replace it with one dose of two or three missed doses.
You may be more comfortable having someone help you with the eye drops until your eyes heal.
Additional Precautions:
Eye care
After the operation, you may experience the following symptoms:
There is no reason to worry, as these are normal, temporary effects of the operation.
Practical advice:
Feeling of discomfort in the eyes
Danger in severe pain
Postoperative care
It is very important that you come to your scheduled appointments as advised by our medical team. One or two appointments after surgery are required. All post-operative care at the NOVISION clinic is included in the cost of the operation and is absolutely free.
*If it is necessary to remove the bandage lenses, then a visit to the NEW VISION clinic is mandatory after 3-4 days, or on the 7-14th day.
Cancellation is allowed up to 3 days in advance, after which a fee of 50% of the cost of the service will be charged. If you are late for your appointment by more than twenty minutes or more, you will have to re-register for another post-op appointment.
In some cases, your surgeon may prescribe additional eye drops. He will write you a prescription and you will be able to buy the prescribed drug at the pharmacy. If it is more convenient for you, we can refer you to one of the optical correction centers in your city for post-operative care, the services of which are paid by you. This option may be more economical for you than a trip to the clinic. The results of your examination will be sent to the NEW VISION clinic and entered into your medical record. In this case, ask for a copy of the postoperative examination on hand.
Recovery time
*Please note that the recovery process may be different for different patients, and, as a rule, the restoration of vision lasts from 1 to 3 months before reaching the final result.
**Return to work will depend on the type of your activity. Ask your surgeon or optometrist for further advice and information about any restrictions.
Resuming your daily life
Please note that:
During your post-op appointments, your doctor will be able to determine if your vision meets the required standards.
DO NOT DRIVE UNTIL A DOCTOR CONFIRMS THAT IT IS SAFE
To meet driving standards, you must be able to read a car license plate at a distance of 20.5 m. You must take extra care while driving if you have had one eye operated on because your binocular (stereoscopic) vision (when both eyes work together) is temporarily disrupted and you are having difficulty determining distances.
Sport
Please avoid strenuous exercise until your eyes have fully recovered (usually takes about a month for all activities).
The table below provides guidance on the recovery time needed to resume general activities. Your doctor may make other recommendations, depending on your individual circumstances. If you have to deal with any of the following activities professionally, or if you have questions about an activity not listed in the table below, follow your doctor's advice.
| LASIK | LASEK | iQ-Life Cataract | ||
| Wellness run | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | |
| Aerobic exercise | Week 1 | Week 1 | 2 weeks | |
| Yoga/Pilates | Week 1 | Week 1 | 2 weeks | |
| weight lifting | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | |
| Sauna and steam room | 1 month | 1 month | 2 weeks | |
| Swimming | 1 month | 1 month | 1 month | |
| Football and non-contact martial arts | 1 month | 1 month | 2 weeks | |
| Wellness run | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | |
| Skiing/Snowboarding Tennis squash Cricket | 1 month | 1 month | 2 weeks | |
| Rugby Contact martial arts | 3 months | 6 weeks | 1 month | |
| Scuba diving (30 feet and deeper) | 3 months | 3 months | 1 month | |
Protect your eyes from sweat by wearing a headband during sports activities for at least two weeks.
Showering and bathing
Makeup
Vacation
Reading
Solariums
Smoking
Bandage contact lenses
Bandage contact lenses are mainly used after LASEK surgery to protect the epithelium (outer covering tissue) and reduce discomfort. You will need to return to the clinic in 3-4 days to have them removed. Sometimes patients cannot tolerate bandage lenses, in which case the lenses have to be removed earlier. There may be some discomfort or pain during use and removal of bandage lenses. Keep in mind that this pain will disappear within 6-24 hours. Get plenty of rest and take painkillers, but NEVER EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED DOSE AND NEVER REMOVE CONTACT LENSES YOURSELF.
You may experience some discomfort if the bandage lens falls out of your eye. If this happens, you should not try to put it back into the eye. Continue to use your medication drops as directed and continue to attend your post-op appointments as planned.
Recovery effect (clouding)
Patients undergoing LASEK surgery may experience mild corneal clouding for 3-4 weeks after surgery. This is a normal recovery reaction for the operated area.
Clouding of the cornea of the eye is most often mild, and most patients do not notice it. In more rare cases, it disappears after 6-12 months. The risk of clouding increases with increasing doses of medication, and your doctor will make a recommendation if this is a possibility. If the blurriness is more severe, vision may be affected and you will need to discuss treatment with your doctor. In some cases, the doctor may prescribe steroid drops, which are available at any pharmacy, or other treatments that will solve this problem.
iQ-Life Cataract
If you experience any of the following symptoms, ALWAYS contact your healthcare provider immediately:
A mobile phone number for an emergency consultation will be provided to you after the operation. If you have an infection, delaying treatment can lead to complications.
The team of specialists at the NEW VISION clinic will do everything possible to restore your vision.
And thousands of our patients who regained their good vision are a vivid confirmation of this.
Thousands of people around the world decide on laser vision correction, this modern method eliminates the annoying problem quickly and painlessly. Most patients after LASIK forget about glasses for a long time.
However, the postoperative period requires compliance with a number of rules. Some of them impose restrictions for the rest of your life.
Rehabilitation after laser vision correction takes place in several stages.
Also, the restrictions are designed to protect against a possible increase in eye pressure.
Staying in a hospital and bed rest are not mandatory, so the patient independently regulates the load on his body.
Complications after the procedure occur in 5% of cases, and dangerous consequences that impair vision, in 1% of cases. Complications almost always require additional treatment.
The most common complications appear within a year and usually go away on their own.
These include:
Complications that can seriously impair vision include:
The following complications can lead to loss of vision:
Patients need to understand that this operation is irreversible, since during it the shape of the cornea of the eye changes. It is no longer possible to restore the original state of vision.
Visual impairment can be caused by the following reasons:
In case of any discomfort, as well as if the vision continues to deteriorate, immediately contact the specialist who performed the correction, who will select the correct treatment in each case.
After laser vision correction (LKZ), the eye needs time to recover. Redness, swelling, dryness and high sensitivity may occur.
Symptoms do not last long, and the eye recovers quickly if the necessary rules are followed.
When conducting the most common LKZ method "LASIK", the corneal flap is separated, after which the shape of the cornea is corrected and the flap is returned back. Many patients are concerned about the rate of healing.
Usually, two hours later after the operation corneal flap self-sealing under the supervision of a doctor.
Photo 1. Scheme of the three most popular types of laser vision correction: PRK, LASIK and SMILE.
Necessary eliminate any mechanical impact to the organ of vision. To do this, doctors give the following advice:
High temperatures can harm the recovery process. For this reason there are prohibitions on such procedures as:
During the recovery period, active physical activity will have to be critically limited or completely abandoned. You can not play sports such as:
Restrictions must be respected from one week to three months, depending on the sport and the method of the conducted LKZ.
Attention! To continue playing sports need to consult a surgeon.
In addition to physical activity, visual loads should also be limited. On the first day, you should not strain your eyes by reading books, watching TV, using a computer and a smartphone. It is undesirable to make frequent eye movements during the first days. From the second day, it is worth introducing visual loads very gradually and dosed.
Important! Can't get behind the wheel of a car until the doctor confirms it is safe.
Family planning must necessarily take into account the factor of laser vision correction. Doctors do not recommend that women become pregnant within six months after operation. Pregnancy causes an increase in hormonal levels, and he, like the process of childbirth itself, greatly affects the quality of vision.
