After your cataract operation

• redness of the white of the eye
• feeling as if there is something in the eye
• some watering
• the vision may be sharp, but in some patients it will be somewhat blurred, whilst in others the vision is blurred (without glasses) on purpose.

• read normally
• look at the television normally
• use sunglasses if they are comfortable to you
• wash your face and hair, without putting pressure on the operated eye and making sure you keep your eye closed, so water cannot enter it
• go out normally

It is advisable to allow a week off work although you should normally be able to resume work after 4-5 days.

• put the eye drops in as instructed
• cover your eye during the night with the shield provided (this prevents you from accidentally rubbing or knocking your eye whilst asleep)

• pain in the eye, that does not start settling after 3-4 days
• pus coming out of the eye

under no circumstances rub your eye, or press on it.