What you need to do to prevent myopia from recurring after surgery~

People who have not had myopia surgery want to do it but are hesitant. People who have had surgery are worried that they will become myopic again or even get worse.

So, will myopia recur after surgery, and should it be done?

First of all, myopia surgery can “eliminate” your existing myopia, but it cannot prevent the development of new myopia.

How can this be understood: If you have 500 degrees of myopia now, through myopia surgery, your 500 degrees of myopia is eliminated, and you say goodbye to myopia from now on. However, if you do not follow the doctor's advice and play with your phone crazily during the recovery period, addicted to electronic products, etc., the original 500 degrees of myopia will deepen to 600 degrees, which is equivalent to your 100 degrees of myopia reappearing after the surgery.

Myopia surgery is like treating a cold. It cures the cold, but it cannot prevent you from catching a cold in the future!

Of course, adults have mature bodies, and myopia generally won’t get worse unless you don’t pay attention. Therefore, this is not a recurrence of myopia after surgery, because the degree that has been eliminated will not regenerate. Instead, your original degree has deepened.

Preoperative examination for myopia surgery is very important. For minors whose myopia is not stable, and adults whose myopia has not been stable in the past two years, surgery is not recommended to prevent the possibility of myopia growth after surgery.

In order to prevent myopia from recurring after surgery, we need to do the following:

1. Strictly abide by the surgical requirements. Myopia surgery is now very mature, but the prerequisite is that everyone must go to a professional and formal ophthalmic medical institution, and only after a complete and detailed preoperative examination process and clear exclusion of various surgical contraindications can they undergo surgery. This is also based on everyone's surgical safety and surgical results.

2. Maintain good eye habits. Most myopia is caused by various incorrect eye habits. After myopia surgery, we are like regaining full blood. In order to avoid "blood loss" again, we should use our eyes scientifically and protect them well.

3. Follow the doctor's advice and have follow-up examinations on time. You should know that the connection between us and the doctor is not cut off at the moment of surgery, but should be closer. If you have any questions, discomfort and concerns after surgery, it is more useful to communicate with the doctor in time than any guesswork. Every partner who undergoes surgery should spend the postoperative recovery period safely with the company of medical staff.

4. Pay attention to eye health. Just like the annual physical examination, the eyes are precise "instruments" that also need regular checks to confirm their health, especially for those who once had high myopia of more than 600 degrees. Myopia surgery does not change the axial growth and retinal traction deformation caused by myopia. Regardless of whether surgery has been performed or not, the risk of fundus lesions needs to be paid attention to.

Regular check-ups are important. After myopia surgery, it is rare for the degree of myopia to increase again. As long as you follow the guidance of medical staff, standardize the surgery, and use your eyes scientifically. During the recovery period of myopia surgery, strictly follow the doctor's advice, reduce the use of electronic products and long-term intense eye use. Regardless of whether you have surgery or not, you must develop the habit of loving and protecting your eyes.

Source: Aier Eye Hospital