What is the recover period for a cataract operation?

Question

i have to have the operation soon and wondered how long i could expect to be out of work(i do a lot of lifting)and would i be able to fly soon after words ...may as well recover in the sun?

Answer 1

The surgery is performed in a hospital or in an outpatient setting. Children are typically given general anesthesia to keep them in a deep sleep and pain-free; adults usually are awake but sedated and pain-free with local anesthesia.

With the help of a microscope, a small incision is made at the junction of the clear and white outer parts of the eye. The lens can be removed in several ways, depending upon the type of cataract:

    * With surgical instruments and suction

    * With an instrument and machine that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasonic energy) to break up the lens and suction it out (phacoemulsification)

An artificial intraocular lens (IOL) is usually inserted to help the eye focus in the absence of the removed lens. The incision may be closed with fine stitches (sutures) or may be self sealing (sutureless). If sutures are placed, they may need to be removed at a later date.

The surgery typically lasts less than an hour.

Generally the patient returns home the same day as the procedure and then returns the following day for examination. A patch is placed over the operated eye and worn until the follow-up examination the next day. Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory eye drops will be prescribed for use for several weeks to assist the healing process.

Expect complete healing in about 10 weeks. Glasses or contact lenses may then be fitted if the clarity of your vision needs to be refined. Close follow-up with the surgeon is essential.

Answer 2

They might not even be putting you fully asleep during the operation. It's one of the fastest operations that exist (takes only 30 minutes) and usually only needs local anesthestics on the eye they will be working on. You'll probably be awake the whole time.

You should be mostly recovered in 30 days. You will actually be able to see a few hours after the operation is done when the local anestestics lose effect but you will see very bright colors for a few days. If you have an office job that doesn't require you to be in the sun and moving a lot, you could be working in just 2 days pretty safely.

Answer 3

It usually takes a few weeks but less than a month depending according to the surgery you have on cataract. Check this site out for more information:

http://www.lighthouse.org/medical/eye-di...