Most people sail right through cataract surgery in Mason OH without any adverse reactions. While not usually problematic, cataract surgery can increase your eye pressure after your procedure. Although this is usually temporary, your eye doctor may suggest that you avoid the following things until your eye is completely healed.
Avoid Yoga
While yoga helps enhance flexibility and promotes relaxation, certain poses can bring your head down lower than the level of your heart. This can increase your eye pressure after your cataract surgery and may slow healing and raise your risk for glaucoma.
Your eye doctor will tell you when you can resume your yoga poses at your first follow-up appointment. In the meantime, you can continue doing stretching and aerobic exercises. In addition to avoiding yoga poses until your eye has healed, avoid prolonged stooping or bending down with your head lower than your heart.
Limit Caffeine Intake
While a cup of coffee won’t have much of an effect on your eye pressure, drinking more than a few cups a day may significantly raise it. In addition to coffee, your eye doctor may also recommend that you also limit your intake of tea and chocolate after your cataract surgery in Mason OH. Herbal teas can be substituted for regular tea because they do not contain caffeine and will have no effect on your intraocular pressure. Once your eye is completely healed, you can resume your normal caffeine intake.
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