Aftercare is as important as the surgery itself, but varies from one surgery to another. It is also depending on your condition as a patient been treated. Some of the surgeries even go to the level of providing 24x7 access to the doctor under rare conditions that gives an extreme discomfort. This section will give you guidelines on what you could expect in "aftercare". The surgeon will provide you a set of personalised instructions to follow the exact dos and don'ts.

Although most of the surgeries provide very personalised aftercare instructions, there are certain generic instructions and guidelines you must understand and get familiarised with, like:

• You may advised to sleep as you will have a blurred vision, halo effect, glaring etc for a few hours
• You will not be allowed to get discharged, if you have been given anaesthesia and recovered completely from its effect
• You will be expected to bring someone to accompany you after the surgery
• You may feel as if there is a foreign body in your eye
• You must not rub your eyes till you recover completely
• You may want to notify your office well in advance about the procedure, so if any unexpected delays happen, you are covered. It is not very uncommon to get back to work within a day or two. You may not be able to drive though.

• You will be advised to avoid taking shower and applying soap on the face for a day or two. Instead bath without soap is a better alternative. Try not to go out in rain.
• You can work in computer and watch TV provided you lubricate your eyes
• You must take care while playing with children
• You can do make-ups, but not eye make-ups for at least a couple of weeks
• You must not go for a swim during the first couple of months

Normally surgeries you may be given an option to visit your eyes checked, free of charge for about a year or two. You must notify the surgery if you experience a severe pain or discomfort.

Some of you may not feel the discomfort or pain, but the vision may not meet the expected acuity. In these situations, surgeon will be in a position to offer you alternatives like enhancing an under-correction or eyeglasses or contact lenses for over-correction.

Healing after the laser eye surgery varies from person to person and even from an eye to eye, but in most cases, it is quicker. If you follow the surgeon instructions on dos and don'ts, you are very likely to heal without complications.