{"id":6577,"date":"2015-05-03T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T10:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microchirurgiaoculare.com\/?page_id=6577"},"modified":"2016-01-22T11:32:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T10:32:48","slug":"laser-astigmatism-risks-and-post-op","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.microchirurgiaoculare.com\/en\/refractive-errors\/astigmatism\/laser-astigmatism-risks-and-post-op\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect after Astigmatism Laser surgery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Laser Astigmatism Post-op<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1336\" title=\"Contact-Us\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/microchirurgiaoculare\/img\/opt\/Contact-Usa2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"157\" \/>It is usually suggested to rest for 2 days after surgery. Il largely depends on the kind of surgery performed. In the case of <strong>PRK<\/strong>, Dr. Badal\u00e0 suggest <strong>4-5 days of rest<\/strong>: for this reason he usually performs the surgery on thursday in Milan and Catania so that patients can thoroughly rest over the weekend. With <strong>Femto <a href=\"\/en\/laser-interventi\/ipermetropia\/lasik\/\">LASIK<\/a>, 48hrs are enough<\/strong> to be able to go back to a normal life. There are usually no specific restrictions for everyday activities, but <strong>it is obviously forbidden to touch the operated eye with dirty hands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"elencoPuntato\">\n<li>It is possible to go to the <strong>swimming pool or sea<\/strong> 1 month after surgery, with protective goggles.<\/li>\n<li>It is possible to <strong>drive<\/strong> as soon as the cornea heals and the vision achieved is considered enough to do so; this of course depends on the degree of the myopia. The best thing to do is ask the ophthalmologist for advice on the matter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>It may happen to experience visual tiredness, especially when reading, during the first months; this happens because the eye is still adapting itself to the new focusing manner.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Astigmatism Laser Surgery Complications<\/h2>\n<p>When using <strong>latest generation lasers<\/strong>, it is <strong>very rare<\/strong> to experience complications in this kind of surgery.<\/p>\n<p>It is fundamental to <strong>do all the pre-op exams available<\/strong>, such as corneal topography and tomography exams, corneal pachymetry, pupillometry and, if needed, aberrometry. With these exams it is possible to spot the optimal candidates for this kind of surgery, and which patients show a higher risk of complications (in this case it is best to chose a different kind of surgery or give up).<\/p>\n<p>Most frequent complications (but extremely rare) are related to an <strong>incomplete myopia correction<\/strong>: in this case it is possible to perform another laser surgery or go back to glasses and <a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">contact<\/a> lenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A more serious complication<\/strong> could be an <strong>infection<\/strong>: this is why it is important to follow a strict hygiene protocol for the first few days after surgery, using antibiotic eyedrops (under medic prescription). In any case, your ophthalmologist will evaluate every single case in detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laser Astigmatism Post-op It is usually suggested to rest for 2 days after surgery. Il largely depends on the kind of surgery performed. 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