post op: what i know

my friend shared a link about Laser treatment & i found few articles that i think can help.. i share my knowledges so that it may be beneficial to those who may need it(as a guide / another experience of longer recovery rate).. i'm not an expert, but experiences are the best teacher for me.. 1st, i think someone need really strong reason to do lasik/relex smile.. remember, we can only propose but god can dispose our plan.. for Allah is the healer of all kind of ailments, & with 'kun fayakun', something impossible can be possible.. there's an article on optimism & gratefulness correlate with healing rate.. however, in my case, perhaps longer recovery time gave me extensive knowledges in vision (thanks to my optometrist friend who always answer my questions without complaining & thanks to few friends who share their knowledges on food/anything that helped me during recovery period).. 1) lasik/relex smile may have undesirable outcome - visual acuity not perfect, haloes, glares etc.. or perhaps, when the vision isnt 6/6 or 20/20(it's the same), you still need spectacle.. or maybe, after few years of lasik/relex smile, your vision deteriorate & you still need spectacle (some said that this is the reason why optometrists were not keen of doing LASIK/relex smile)..however, having said this doesnt means that i opposed this treatment, just , dont have high expectation..if everything is well, then being grateful is the right thing to do but when it isnt fine and dandy, you wont despair... considering possible complications means luck may play its role in recovery (remember, Allah is the best healer? leave it to Allah & whatever the outcome is, it's good for you).. & talking about cost, it aint wrong to consider the cost of the medicines post surgery (naturale tears eye drop, systane lubricant, if having dry eyes, perhaps genteal ointment & restasis may help (bear in nind that naturale tears need to be applied as frequent as possible for hydration purpose or else, it will affect healing time(mine was every 15minutes and a box of naturale tears last less than a week & i need to continue both naturale tearss & systane for 6month! quite a lot for me! 2) as it's best to go blind for the first few days, sunglass can help too! (previously i wonder some people use sunglass building, turn out that 'silau' can cause pain(different patient had different reaction!)... better to get sunglass with uv protection, so it can be 2 in 1 sunglass (protect from uv light either during recovery period or for holidays!).. i just know that the sunglassess with uv protection are tinted! no wonder xpanas sangat... 3) keep eyes hydrated as much as possible dry eyes can slow the healing rate, so better to invest in naturale tears and sysstane(for normal people) than risking the eys because LASIK dont go well with dry eyes.. 4)eat nutritious food Food rich in vitamin A eg carrot, tomato, lettuce, fish, liver -generally are good for eye health Vitamin C can be useful too! eg citrus food(orange etc), kiwis, dark leafy green vegetables, berries food rich in Omega 3 may alleviate the dry eyes problem (eg salmon, fish, cod liver oil, nuts (walnuts, chia seed, flaxseed) or fortified food rich in omega 3 avoid food that you are allergic to! (eye itchiness may lead to rubbing of eyes & this wasnt good for your eyes!) how to clean eyes? facial before procedure can help you stay refreshed for a while because need to avoid splashing water/chemicals into the eyes.. cotton buds help to clean oily yyeeyees (not directly into ayes tapi area eyelids & nearby areas.. if foreign body enter eyes, use natural tears!