In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Aria Specialized and Subspecialty Hospital
Self-Care Pamphlet in Illness:
Cataract
Men Surgery Ward
* Definition of cataract:
The clouding of the lens of the eye is called cataract. In this case, the lens is like a fogged or yellow window. The amount of lens clouding is various in different eyes.
* Cataract Symptoms:
· Blurred vision without pain
· Sensitivity to light
· Impaired vision at night
· Diplopia in one eye
· Fading or yellowing of colors
* Note:
1-Diagnosis of this disease is by examination and confirmed by an ophthalmologist.
2- The rate of cataract progression varies from person to person and from one eye to another.
* Cataract Causes:
· Increasing age
· Family history of cataracts
· Smoking
· History of injury to the eye
· Diseases such as diabetes
* Self-Care after Surgery:
· Do not pour water on your head and face.
· Do not touch eyes with hand or tissue.
· The white eyepatch/shield/should be on the eyes day and night.
· Put the drops regularly in the eyes.
· After ablution with soil, pray while sitting and take the Turbah Prayer and put it on the forehead.
· Previously used drugs (medicines for blood pressure, blood glucose, etc.) should be taken according to the previous routine and the attending physician’s prescription.
· Avoid bending and crouching.
· Only sleep on your back for the first few days.
· In the first 4 days after the operation, avoid bathing and putting your head and neck under the shower. After that, you can bathe using baby shampoo.
· There is no special regimen for eye surgery. Use all foods, especially soft foods, vegetables, fresh fruits, and plenty of dairy products to avoid constipation.
· Patients who are under the supervision of another specialist doctor due to hypertension or other diseases and use a special diet should continue with their own diet.
· The drops and medicines given should be used from the same day of discharge according to the doctor’s prescription, and if the doctor insists that they should not be used at bedtime, there is no need to wake up and put drops in the eyes at night.
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