We strongly recommend that you have a responsible adult with you for 2-4 hours after the surgery. It is also recommended that at least 1-2 days is taken to recover from the surgery including:

• NO driving for at least 24 hours
• NO swimming for at least 3 days.
• NO rubbing your eyes for 3-4 days.

You can return to normal activities when you feel comfortable to do so, including activities such as watching television, reading, writing and moderate exercise.

You may experience a variety of symptoms in the early stages that are not serious and should resolve over a matter of days.

These include:

• Shimmering
• Occasional floating spots
• Blue or pink tinge to colours
• Fluctuating vision
• Occasional light flashes
• Gritty sensation
• Crescent shaped shadow in the side vision.

The surgeon will discuss these with you at the pre-operative consultation.

Post-operative consultations are extremely important and are scheduled for the day after the procedure and one week following the procedure.