Elderly Care: Helping You Deal With the Dying Process

Elderly Care: Helping You Deal With the Dying Process

Lasik Surgery: The Aftermath And What To Expect

Julio Carr

After you have received lasik eye surgery, you will need to have follow-up appointments with your eye doctor. Given that the human body is unpredictable in how it heals, you must always follow these appointments because it is uncertain what complications might develop. The sooner your eye doctor can treat a complication, the less severe your condition can become.

The Effects Might Be Delayed

While some patients experience improved eyesight after the lasik surgery, it is more common for eyesight to improve a couple of hours afterward. The higher the prescription, the more quickly your eyes will recover. Regardless, you should minimize the activities that you have scheduled until you can fully recover. During the first couple of months, you might notice that the quality of your vision might vary throughout the day. Fortunately, your eyes will eventually stabilize. Taking the medication prescribed by your doctor, however, can accelerate your recovery.

You May Need to Limit Your Activities

Throughout the stabilization period, you may struggle to perform certain tasks, such as driving at night and engaging in physical activities that require good perception. Unless you have someone whom you can rely on as you ease into things, you should wait until you have a long, slow period in your schedule before getting lasik eye surgery.

While you are recovering from your surgery, you should consider a bath rather than a shower. Showers are more likely to get soap and other irritants into your eyes, which is problematic as your eyes are still recovering. Also, avoid swimming or spending time in a hot tub until you have received an okay from your doctor.

There is a Small Chance That You Will Need Enhancements

Some patients will never need surgery again after they have received lasik eye surgery. However, a small percentage of the population needs further enhancements. Also, as you reach the age of 40, it may be necessary to get reading glasses because of a separate condition known as presbyopia.

You May Suffer from Glares

You may experience glares and halos after surgery. While this can sometimes go away on its own, the halos are sometimes permanent because of how your eyes change as they heal. Fortunately, fewer patients experience these halos now than in the past because the lasik procedure has improved and doctors can eliminate imperfections in the eyes to overcome this problem. Reducing how much sunlight exposure your eyes receive, such as by wearing sunglasses outdoors, can reduce glares. Nighttime driving can be especially problematic because the eyes dilate and take in more sunlight.


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Elderly Care: Helping You Deal With the Dying Process

As an elderly care worker, I have witnessed the deaths of many individuals. I have seen family members become angry, sad, and completely silent at the end. I have also seen individuals refuse to see family members out of denial. People deal with death in different ways, and the strong emotions are often unfamiliar and scary. If you have a parent or grandparent who is elderly, then I want to share with you what I know about end of life care and dying process. We are a society that does not talk about death, and this can cause great pain when a family member dies. Learn about the process and find out how to deal with your own emotions and how to love your family members at the end. If there is only a small amount of time left, then I want you to cherish the final moments.

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