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Does the surgery hurt?
No, for the vast majority of patients the surgery does not hurt.
You will feel my hands resting against your cheek and you may
feel some cool water, but rest assured, you will not feel pain.
You may see some bright lights during the surgery but you will
not see the surgery being performed on your own eye. After
the surgery is complete, you'll be taken to the 'recovery room'.
Here, the nurses will once again check your blood pressure,
give you something to eat or drink, and monitor you for about
an hour. Afterwards, you'll be sent home. It's requested that
you do not drive the day of your surgery since the intra-venous
anesthesia medications may make you feel somewhat sleepy.
Patients typically don't have any pain and most don't even take
a Tylenol. We'll see you in the office the day after the surgery,
at which time the vision will be fairly good. There may be some
mild fluctutation in vision as the eye heals, but after about 1
week the eye will be stable and the vision will be excellent.
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