Your journey
Recovery timeline and post-op care
Reviewed by Rajesh Khanna, MD
Find the recovery guide for your procedure: what to expect, eye drops, activity timelines and when to call us.
Recovery guides
After LASIK
Normal symptoms, drop schedule, and when you can drive, work, swim and play sports.
After SMILE and SMILE Pro
A faster-healing timeline, drops and activity guidelines.
After cataract or PIE surgery
First-day expectations, drop taper, do’s and don’ts.
After cross-linking
Our cross-linking is Epioxa (epi-on). Epi-off cross-linking is not a standard option. If you had cross-linking, follow the written instructions from your treatment day, including bandage-lens care if one was placed.
After pterygium surgery
Use your drops and ointment exactly as scheduled, wear sunglasses outdoors, don’t rub the eye, and keep each follow-up. Call us for increasing pain, discharge or a drop in vision. More on pterygium surgery.
Need help now?
See who to call or emergency care.
General information, not medical advice. Your surgeon’s written instructions take priority over this page.