What is the recommended wait time before SCUBA after cataract surgery?
A small incision phacoemulsification with no complications.
Thanks!
A small incision phacoemulsification with no complications.
Thanks!
Recommended wait time after cataract surgery
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In the article
butler, fk (1995). Diving and hyperbaric opthalmology. Survey of Opthalmology, 39(5), 347-366.
There is a recommendation of one month for a scleral tunnel corneal incision, 2 months for a clear corneal incision, and 3 months if the surgeon used non-corneal valve incision for cataract surgery.
butler, fk (1995). Diving and hyperbaric opthalmology. Survey of Opthalmology, 39(5), 347-366.
There is a recommendation of one month for a scleral tunnel corneal incision, 2 months for a clear corneal incision, and 3 months if the surgeon used non-corneal valve incision for cataract surgery.
I'm getting the procedure in November. Doctor says two months wait after the second eye.
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