Postoperative care of eye after lasik eye surgery is very important for healing and health of the eye. Sometimes the success and failure of lasik eye surgery depends to a great extent on the quality postoperative care of eye after lasik eye surgery. Good care of eye after surgery is important for success of lasik surgery. The eye surgeon should teach the procedure of caring eye after surgery and the eye care should be followed strictly to make lasik eye surgery completely successful.

Lasik eye surgery has fewer side effects in compare to conventional eye surgeries and side effects can be reduced further by using latest technologies. More than 90% of lasik surgeries generally do not have any notable side effects. The percentage of patients suffering from side effects after lasik eye surgery is very few and the side effects suffered by few are also minor in nature. Minor side effects do not pose any serious threat to the eye and these are mostly due to lack/faulty caring of eye after Lasik surgery.

Most side effects of lasik surgeries are due to lack/fault in postoperative care of eye, a greater emphasis should be given to the postoperative care of eye. To reduce side effects of lasik eye surgery, it is important for the patient to learn from the eye surgeon and other health care providers about postoperative care of eye after lasik eye surgery, which may have to be carried out for several years.

The following postoperative care of eye are required after lasik eye surgery:

• Take complete rest (preferably sleep) immediately after lasik eye surgery. This help in healing of the operated eye faster.
• Do not rub, bump or make any contact with the operated eye for at least 5-7 days. To prevent any contact, including accidental rubbing of the eye, eye guard should be used (especially during sleeping).
• Avoid exposure to bright light.
• Avoid using operated eye for a week or two for reading and seeing which you were not able to see before surgery. Avoid temptation of using the operated eye.
• To prevent dryness use lubricant eye drops as per direction of your eye surgeon. Use of lubricant eye drops can also aid in healing. Sometimes, despite use of lubricant eye drops there may be dryness of eye, but usually this is temporary.

Following simple postoperative care of eye after lasik eye surgery given above can reduce side effects to a great extent and make your lasik eye surgery successful.

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