How to properly prepare for your eye floaters surgery.
The condition of the floaters in your eye have progressed to the point where it is affecting your vision completely and you have decided it is finally enough. You have finally booked your floaters eye surgery with your ophthalmologist and you are awaiting the date you will be booked in. People often describe eye floaters as seeing specks or dots as they see in their vision line. Although eye floaters are not detrimental to your health, they can be quite a nuisance when it comes to your vision. If you are experiencing eye floaters, and you have not booked a surgery to have them removed, seeing an ophthalmologist is the best option as they will be able to advise a way forward and how they can help you with treatment. If you are booked in for an eye floater surgery, here are a few ways you can prepare for surgery.
One of the recommendations in preparation for any eye surgery is to not wear contact lenses in the days leading up to your floaters eye surgery. It is said that the action of wearing contact lenses has the ability to "mould" the actual surface of your eye. It is recommended that soft lenses are not worn from around three days before surgery and hard lenses should not be worn up to 28 days before eye surgery. Your ophthalmologist will be able to recommend how long you specifically do not need to wear contact lenses. While you are not wearing your contact lenses your eyes will be given a breather to be able to fully return back to its natural state. Contact lenses can potentially cause swelling on the cornea which could in turn affect the accuracy of your surgeons measurements of your eye. Contact lenses can also cause dry eyes. While surgery is known to cause dry eyes, it is important to make sure that your eyes are not dry to start with.
Often times you are asked to stop eating or drinking the night before the procedure, in this case the floaters surgery, this of course you need to check with your surgeon. It is also advised to not consume any caffeine. Caffeine can have the tendency to make you more anxious than you already are leading up to your floaters eye surgery. Coffee or caffeine specifically is a stimulant, which will directly affect someone who already has anxiety or feelings of nervousness that can be associated with an upcoming surgery. When you are anticipating floaters surgery you should feel as relaxed as possible and coffee is not going to give you that feeling.
There are a few other things to note like you should not wear any eye makeup, similarly to the contact lenses a few days before surgery. Other recommendations include wearing something comfortable as well as having someone that will be able to pick you up after the procedure. While you need to plan to have someone to come and fetch you after the procedure is done, you also need to make the necessary arrangements when it comes to work. Make sure that if you are working, you have taken adequate time off work to ensure that you recovery period is smooth. Your ophthalmologist will most likely discuss this with you and you should listen to the recommendations of how long you should be taking off.
Before your floaters eye surgery your ophthalmologist will most likely discuss the entire procedure with you and they will be able to answer any questions that you might have. Listening to what the surgeon has to say is imperative. Make sure that you follow all of their instructions pre-surgery as well as post-surgery. Having eye floaters surgery can change your vision for the better, so look forward to that change when you are having to prepare.
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