What are the Cares after Cataract surgery?

What is the Dry eyes?

Dry eyes occur when your tear glands don’t produce enough tears to lubricate your eyes. This condition can be uncomfortable and painful. It can be caused by both medical and environmental factors.

Dry eye syndrome (DES or dry eye) is a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. Its consequences range from minor irritation to the inability to wear contact lenses and an increased risk of corneal inflammation and eye infections.

• As a part of the natural aging process, especially among women over age 40.
• As a side effect of many medications, such as antihistamines, antidepressants, certain blood pressure medicines, Parkinson’s medications and birth control pills.
• Because you live in a dry, dusty or windy climate with low humidity.
• Doing eye surgery, especially LASIK eye surgery, causes dry eyes.

The symptoms of dry eyes

• scratchy, dry, and painful sensation in both of your eyes
• feeling like something is in your eyes
• redness
• mucus in or around your eyes
• light sensitivity
• fatigued eyes
• blurred vision

The cause of dry eye after eye surgery

Performing laser eye surgery usually causes changes in the level of the cornea. Usually, these changes can disrupt the functioning of the cornea and cause dry eye. It’s best to know that a person is more likely to have eye dryness than other eye surgery procedures after performing LASIK. In fact, in the LASIK operation, the lining of the cornea is thin, the specific nerves at the cornea are temporarily cut off, which reduces the sense of the cornea and thus leads to dry eyes. Under normal conditions, this damaged nerve is restored and the cornea is restored again. However, it may take more time for some people who have a dry eye condition.

How can eye dryness be prevented after surgery?

Although eye dryness is unavoidable in some eye surgery operations such as LASIK, it is possible to reduce the severity of the disease by adopting strategies to prevent dry eye. Here are some ways to prevent eye dryness.

• Avoid caffeine, alcohol, and similar substances that increase your risk of dehydration.
• start cleaning the eyes with shampoo one week after surgery.
• Eat fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Increase your intake of foods rich in Omega-3. Omega-3 has been shown to have a beneficial role in helping reduce dry eye symptoms.
• Be more mindful of your hydration status and drink plenty of water daily.
• Adhere to surgeon instructions and recommendations before and after your eye laser surgery. In some cases, your surgeon prescribes some medications which is useful to treatment or prevention of dry eye. It prevents the outflow of tears from your eye and helps retain lubrication.

Reference:

Dry Eye Treatment

https://www.healthline.com/health/dry-eyes-home-remedies

https://www.goodeyes.com/blog/does-eye-laser-surgery-cause-dry-eye/