Visian ICL
Instructions

Follow Up Care

• Please be advised of the importance of your follow-up care.
• You are required to come in to our office (9201 Sunset Blvd Suite 709, West Hollywood) within 24 hours after your surgery for your first post-operative appointment. Follow- ing your post-operative visit there are 4 required visits with your optometrist: at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months from the surgery day.
• You may or may not see clearly right away after surgery with your operated eye. This depends on many variables, such as eye pressure, or the effect of the incision producing temporary astigmatism (astigmatism is an alteration in the curvature of the cornea). Dr. Benjamin may change your medications or your activities based on his evaluation of how your eye is healing.
• Take it easy for a few hours. The medications used to calm you during surgery will be in your system for approxi- mately 24 hours, so you might feel tired and sleepy.
• You must return to all the medications you were taking before your surgery or as prescribed by your internist or medical doctor. Please follow your eye medication regimen unless instructed otherwise.
• Rarely are stitches used, but if they are, the stitch is left in to dissolve on its own over 1-4 years. It rarely requires a removal.
• Please be advised of the importance of your follow-up care.
• You should wear protective glasses for 1 week when you are outside. Wear the sunglasses provided, since most other varieties do not provide adequate protection (rated UV 400, or better). You can wear regular, clear glasses when you are inside. If your own glasses adversely affect the vision in your operated eye, the prescription lens can be replaced with a non-corrective lens until the eye is healed (about 4 weeks to 3 months after surgery).
• The protective shield should be worn at nap time and during sleep for 1 week or 2 weeks if you sleep on your stomach. Tape the shield over the operated eye with the pointed part toward the nose.
• You may shower and wash your hair, but avoid soap and water in your eyes.
• Driving is permitted only if you can see well enough. Only you can determine you can drive safely. Start slowly as you are still adapting to your new correction.
• You may resume low-impact exercise on the 2nd post-operative day. No aerobic exercise, inverted yoga positions or weight lifting for 1 week.
• No swimming for at least 2 weeks.
• No sexual activity for 1 week.
• Do not wear mascara for 1 week after the surgery. Eye shadow can be used at anytime after the 1st post-operative day.

It is impossible to list and advise regarding every possible activity. You must evaluate those activities not listed using your own common sense. If in doubt, please call BEI at 310.275.5533.

Call Dr. Benjamin at 310.275.5533 immediately with increasing redness, pain, or worsening vision.