Aftercare

Before you go home, our staff will give you personalised after-care instructions and eye drops. Your vision may be blurred for a few hours, so please ensure that there is somebody to accompany you home. After the procedure, for a short while, you will experience watering of the eyes and feel as if there is something "stuck in your eye". This is quite natural, but on no account must you rub your eyes.

Your follow-up care
After your surgery, we will see you several times again over the next year, and measure your eyes using the same equipment as before, to monitor the success of your treatment.

What can you do after the procedure?
Most people can return to work only 24 hours after the procedure. However, there are a few other activities that need to be carried out with due care:

• Showering - The next day with your eyes closed
• Driving - When you are comfortable with your new vision and if it meets driving standards
• Heavy exercise - After one to two weeks, depending on how comfortable your eyes feel
• Swimming - After two weeks with goggles, or six weeks without them
• Eye make-up - Mascara after four weeks, other make-up after two days

Repeat procedure
On rare occasions the eye does not respond fully to the laser, hence an enhancement is required. This time, though, the treatment is simpler, as it just involves lifting the flap and re-applying the laser.