“How many days rest is required after Lasik surgery?”
I am a 29 year old male. I want to know how many days rest is required after Lasik surgery?
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It depends from several days to a week.
Dr. LMJ
Dr. LMJ
When LASIK is completed, you should go home and take a long nap. That night, try to get a good night's sleep, 8 hours. For 1 week at night, an eye shield is worn. No eye rubbing for 1 month. Otherwise, you are back to normal activities quickly.
Your question is an interesting one, but unfortunately lacks enough information to answer properly. What technique is being used? PRK, Lasik? SMILE? Any complications? What type of activity is desired? Swimming? Probably not for 2 weeks. Gym workout, not a good idea for at least a week. Sex? Probably a few days.
Only the day of Surgery. You may drive the next day. SO
I've done thousands of corneal refractive surgery cases, like LASIK, and as long as patients follow the instructions carefully, people do well, and are almost always ecstatic with the life changing results. I have had many people tell me it is 'the best thing they have every done' for themselves, and they wish they had done it years earlier. I only do all laser LASIK.
Conservatively, the most important thing to do on the day of surgery and over the following week is to use your eye drops every day as prescribed, and NOT rub your eyes. We generally ask people on the day of surgery to take at least a 90 minute nap to help their eyes feel better, as they are usually pretty scratchy/burny the first day.
We often ask people not to work out the first week because we don't want sweat and bacteria running into their healing eyes, just like we don't want patients working in a very dusty/dirty environment the first week, or swimming. Otherwise, after they are examined the day after surgery, they don't need to rest and can go about their regular routines.
Conservatively, the most important thing to do on the day of surgery and over the following week is to use your eye drops every day as prescribed, and NOT rub your eyes. We generally ask people on the day of surgery to take at least a 90 minute nap to help their eyes feel better, as they are usually pretty scratchy/burny the first day.
We often ask people not to work out the first week because we don't want sweat and bacteria running into their healing eyes, just like we don't want patients working in a very dusty/dirty environment the first week, or swimming. Otherwise, after they are examined the day after surgery, they don't need to rest and can go about their regular routines.
About one week.
