Risk of eye surgery: surgical pain
For many patients, eye surgery can be a stressful and frightening experience. Although most eye operations are painless or only slightly painful, in some cases, the operation process may cause some pain and discomfort.
During the operation, the patient may feel tingling of local anesthesia needle or eyeball compression. The surgical incision and placement of implants may also cause some discomfort. After surgery, patients may have eye pain, foreign body sensation, burning sensation and other uncomfortable symptoms, but usually these symptoms will gradually alleviate in a few days to weeks.
To reduce the pain of the operation, the doctor will give the patient a detailed preoperative explanation before the operation, so that the patient can understand the operation process and possible pain feelings. After the operation, the doctor will give appropriate medication according to the patient's symptoms to relieve pain and discomfort.
Risk of eye surgery infection
Another risk of eye surgery is infection. Since the operation must be performed on the eyeball during the operation, there is a certain risk of infection. Although the hospital has taken a series of strict disinfection measures, the risk of infection cannot be completely ruled out.
Infection may lead to serious consequences such as nonunion of surgical incision, inflammation of eyeball, redness and swelling of eyes, loss of vision, etc. Therefore, after eye surgery, patients need to return regularly to receive doctor's inspection and treatment to prevent infection and timely treatment.
In order to reduce the risk of infection, patients need to inform doctors before surgery whether they have a history of chronic eye infection, immune system diseases, etc. In addition, patients should use antibiotic eyedrops in strict accordance with the doctor's instructions, keep the surgical incision clean and avoid bad behaviors such as rubbing eyes and touching eyeballs with dirty hands.
Risk of eye surgery Postoperative complications
Postoperative complications are another risk of eye surgery. Some patients may have dry eyes, blurred vision, corneal edema, iritis and other complications after surgery. These complications may affect the quality of life of patients and require further treatment.
The incidence of postoperative complications is related to the type of operation, operation skills, individual differences of patients and other factors. In order to reduce the occurrence of complications, the doctor will carefully evaluate the patient's eye condition before surgery, select an appropriate surgical plan, and make adequate surgical preparation.
At the same time, patients need to strictly abide by the doctor's medication and nursing guidance after surgery, regularly return to see the doctor and inform him of any abnormal symptoms, so as to find and solve possible complications in a timely manner.
Risk of eye surgery surgery failure
The risk of eye surgery also includes failure. Although modern ophthalmic technology has been very mature, there is still the possibility of surgery failure. Failure of surgery may lead to no significant improvement or deterioration of postoperative vision, and may require further surgery.
The reasons for the failure of the operation may be that the patient's eye condition and expectations were not fully evaluated before the operation, the operation was inaccurate or incomplete, and the patient did not correctly follow the doctor's nursing guidance after the operation.
In order to reduce the risk of surgery failure, patients should fully communicate with doctors before surgery to understand the feasibility, risk and prognosis of surgery in detail. At the same time, select experienced and qualified doctors and hospitals for surgery, follow the doctor's nursing guidance, return regularly, and report any discomfort and abnormal symptoms to the doctor in a timely manner.
Summary
Although eye surgery can effectively improve vision, it also has certain risks. Surgical pain, infection, postoperative complications and failure are all potential risks of eye surgery. In order to reduce these risks, patients need to understand the risks and possible complications of surgery in detail before surgery, fully communicate with doctors, select experienced and qualified doctors and hospitals for surgery, and strictly abide by the doctor's nursing guidance and regular return visits.
