When can I rub my eyes after LASIK?
If you’re wondering “When can I rub my eyes after LASIK?” this post will give you the answer.
In general, it’s not a great idea to vigorously rub your eyes as you can do damage to the surface. However, gentle touching or rubbing won’t do any harm.
In patients who have had LASIK, you must be a little more cautious not to move or dislodge the flap that we make on the surface of the eye. Now, you would have to press incredibly hard to do this. In fact, It would take a sudden, hard, forceful application of pressure to the eye to cause real damage. But it’s important to be careful and follow the post-surgery instructions to give your eyes time to heal and avoid any complications.
Our strong advice is to avoid eye rubbing and instead put the eyedrops in that have been prescribed and given after the surgery.
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