After Laser eye surgery

Macgruber

I am travelling to Dublin to get to get both eyes done at the same time. The problem being that it will probably be lasek which means I will have to stay up there for 5 days. I know the surgery said you would need someone to help you around after but is this really necessary - can you see at all or is it just blurry after. I would be staying at a hotel near by if that helps. Its just awkward to get someone to travel all the way up if it is not needed.

BC

Why will you need to stay in Dublin for 5 days?

I had lasek done although I had the eyes done seperately.
With both eyes I was in a lot of pain. With the 2nd one, my eyes just gushed water for the first 7 or 8 hours. Every time i opened my eye, more and more water just kept gushing out. Apparently its quite normal. I tried to sleep through most of it. As i didn't get the two eyes done together I was able to see enough to get around but i can't imagine that if i had got them done together. To be honest though it was the pain and discomfort rather than the vision that was the problem! By day 2 it settled down a lot.

Macgruber

The protective lens has to be taken out after 5 days and I am down in Kerry so its a long trip up and down. I would be doing the surgery in the Wellington Clinic and the hotel is less than 5 mins walk away so I was hoping if I had any reasonable amount of vision after the surgery I would be okay on my own.

carveone

As BC says, it's not the vision really so much as the discomfort. The doc will tell you that Lasek recovery varies significantly from lots of pain and watering to no trouble at all. You should assume the worst though during the first 24 hours. Ask him about having some ice or cold pack handy - reduces the watering a bit so you can get a numbing drop in. This means having a fridge in your room.

You'll probably be ok on your own but you'll need to be prepared. Ie: back to the hotel and don't leave your room until the next appt 24 hours later. Room service for food or have snacks/sandwiches ready. Drinks, water, painkillers, mp3 player all to hand.

You'll be bored to death but the first 24 hrs are the worst.

BC

Macgruber wrote: »

The protective lens has to be taken out after 5 days and I am down in Kerry so its a long trip up and down. I would be doing the surgery in the Wellington Clinic and the hotel is less than 5 mins walk away so I was hoping if I had any reasonable amount of vision after the surgery I would be okay on my own.

Ah okay. My lens was only left in for 3 days so wasn't sure where the 5 came from. I would say, arrange a taxi to and from the hotel even if it is 5 mins. You will be quite disorientated. Agree also with everything carveone says, make sure you have plenty of food in the room. The drops I was given had to be kept in the fridge so try to make sure theres one in the room.

Also, my eyes were extremely sore after the lens was taken out. It was as if taking the lens out set me back 24 hours. So maybe don't go getting on a train/bus home straight after that appointment, give yourself at least a few hours to recover.

LimeFruitGum

Go to sleep as soon as you get back from the clinic. And I agree with stocking up on food and music, I'm sure the hotel will be able to help you.

I had lasek in one eye and lasik in the other, so I was bricking it the next morning. I was able to see very well, but it took a lot of getting used to.

I had to go around Belfast in March wearing sunglasses... you can imagine the looks I was getting :-) I was staying with a friend up there for the op, who was able to drive me about, so I was lucky.

I think if you had someone with you for the first day or two, that would be enough. I felt OK to drive after four days, but I took it very slowly. If you're a girl, you'll need to go to a hairdressers for a wash and blow ias you need to avoid getting any chemicals and suds in your eyes for the first week.

Uriel.

Hey OP,

I had a truely great experience getting mine done. I got it in the Wellington (now the Beacon) and I went with LASEK too. ALso got both eyes done at the same time.

I got a lift home from the clinic afterwards but really, I wasn't that blurry. Having the eye shields over the eyes did most of the damage in terms of being able to see straight. However, I got mine done in July a lovely bright sunny day. That wasn't a pleasant experience in the care. It wasn't painful but the sun on my eyes didnt feel nice at all I can tell you!

I got a bite to eat when I wen home and just went to bed for the night. (after putting my drops in). It took me awhile to sleep as I wasnt that tired and bout 3 or 4 hours after the durgery my eyes began to hurt a bit. Not a huge amount but enough for me to put the steroid drops in. I went asleep soon after and slept till morning. Really weird feeling next morning, like ahveing something gritty in your eye but I never felt any pain. I never wore contact lenses in my life, so the contact lens "bandage" was a new experience for me.

Best of luck with the surgeRY. It truely is a life changing thing.

Macgruber

Thanks for the help, unfortunately I didnt get to do the procedure as my eyes were too dry and now I have to wait another month. But hopefully I will get it done then and I'll keep yer advice in mind.

Uriel.

Macgruber wrote: »

Thanks for the help, unfortunately I didnt get to do the procedure as my eyes were too dry and now I have to wait another month. But hopefully I will get it done then and I'll keep yer advice in mind.

Flax seed is good for increasing eye moisture. The Wellington recommended it to me following my surgery I had a bit of dry eye problems at night (during sleep) for about year but it's all gone now. apparently I sleep with my eyes slightly open which was drying them up