- email: contact@annecy-ophtalmo.fr
- 645 Route de Champ Farçon, 74370 Argonay
- Call us: +33 450230323
After your operation: advice and warning signs
Your surgeon gives you precise instructions on the day of surgery. Here are the most common points to help you through the first few weeks.
The first few days
Wear the protective shield at night if prescribed, use eye drops at regular times (wash your hands before each application and do not touch the eye with the bottle), avoid rubbing the eye, keep water and soap out, and avoid dusty or smoky environments.
Activities
Gradually resume reading and screen use according to comfort. Avoid eye make-up, swimming pools, the sea, contact sports and strenuous activity for the period specified by your surgeon. Resume driving when vision is comfortable and after their agreement.
After cataract surgery
Mild discomfort, a gritty sensation or watering are common in the first few days. Vision stabilises over a few days to a few weeks; any glasses are prescribed afterwards (see cataract surgery).
Signs that mean you must contact us
Increasing pain, an increasingly red eye, reduced vision after an improvement, new sensitivity to light, a veil or curtain in the visual field, nausea or vomiting. Contact the practice without delay, or call 15 outside opening hours. See also emergencies.
Frequently asked questions
When do I return to the practice?
An initial check-up takes place the next day or in the following days, then at around one month, depending on the surgery.
Can I return to work?
Generally yes, within a few days, depending on your job and the procedure; your surgeon will advise you.
Can I wash my hair?
Yes, keeping the eye closed and avoiding water and soap in the eye, according to the instructions given.
Learn more
Our doctors
- Dr Florian Baudincornea, refractive surgery, cataracts, glaucoma, medical retina
- Dr Florian Chaiseeyelids, cataracts, refractive surgery, medical retina
- Dr Aurélia Gaveeyelids, cataracts, refractive surgery, medical retina
- Dr Lorane Bechetsurgical and medical retina, cataracts
- Dr Xavier Piquotcataracts, refractive surgery, medical retina, glaucoma
- Dr Malik Meradglaucoma, medical and surgical retina, cataracts
On the website
- Cataract surgery
- Eye emergencies
- Intravitreal injections
- Preparing for your appointment
- Book an appointment
Sources and external information
In the event of sudden loss of vision or pain, see eye emergencies.
Your ophthalmologist answers your questions during the consultation. For a sudden symptom or sudden loss of vision, seek advice promptly: see the eye emergencies page.
Our practices
Annecy-Argonay
645 route de Champ Farçon, 74370 Argonay
Faverges
27 place Gambetta, 74210 Faverges
Rumilly
5 rue Frédéric Girod, 74150 Rumilly
Sallanches
35 rue Emma Lanche, 74700 Sallanches
04 50 23 03 23Book an appointmentDirections and parkingReception Monday to Friday, 8 am – 6 pm