Expectations of an eye operation

How can it be that there are patients who look good but have not met their expectations and what to expect from an operation on the eyes.

We talk about the expectations of an eye operation.

 

Expectations of an eye operation

How can it be that there are patients who look good but have not met their expectations and what to expect from an operation on the eyes.

We talk about the expectations of an eye operation.

 

What to expect from an eye operation?

Why are there people very happy and others very unhappy with the same treatment ?. The answer is because their requirements and your personal situation are very different.

There are people that for us, for the ophthalmologist, they look great and they are unhappy y other, that we know that they don't look so goodHowever they are very satisfied. It is find out in each case what does each patient want, what are your real needs and how is your general condition. Although it seems a lie, these data are essential for the doctor decides the precise indication to get a satisfied patient, a person who be happy with the treatment done.

Detect the needs of the person

A person who wants have myopia or you want to take off your glasses closely to be able to do your usual task, for example a draftsman, you will have some very different needs to another person Although he likes to read, his main motivation is not to wear glasses because he plays sports and bothers him, or he who is a stamp collector and wants to see very small details.

I wish we had a unique solution perfectly effective and safe for everyone. This is difficult, at least in the short term, since there are many factors involved in vision mechanisms, such as simple mood, systemic processes such as high blood pressure or cognitive state of the brain, all aspects difficult to highlight and even better to improve them, although not impossible, that's why the message is positive, things can be done .

The ophthalmologist treats people

The ophthalmologists, as doctors, we do not treat diseases, we treat people, with their personal connotations that, as we know them, we will be able to help them to improve among other things, su visual perceptual ability.

There are patients who come to our office and that once explored we see that everything it's okay, even with good visual acuity, but who refer a Bad vision, that they cannot do things that they did before or have not fulfilled the expectations that had been made, in many cases, underlying a fundamental problem that we must investigate.

How to manage the expectations of an eye surgery

The first thing is to ask the patient what they have been told, "how much would they see", the expectation that had been created if it was fulfilled. Many problems begin here, especially in relation to the near vision. It's not that they don't see, it's that they see less than they thought they were going to see.

It is important that the doctor explain to the patient what we will achieve with the application of a specific surgery.

Second, the process of visual recovery It is not usually immediate, it takes time for the changes we have made, for example with a laser surgery, the brain adapts to this new way of seeing. It must be explained to the patient, otherwise, he enters a vicious negative circle of discouragement that does not allow him to improve.

Ask the patient's needs

It is essential to ask the patient about needs you have and what you want to do that eye surgery.

If we are clear about what that patient wanted and we verify that the result obtained with the treatment is correct, the doctor must make the patient see that, although he has not yet reached the final state of vision, is in the line of getting it and in many cases it will be necessary to do some kind of visual exercise, looking for the focus point, adjusting the light, start with a larger font size to reduce it, etc. That is, a series of measures in which the doctor "accompanies" the patient in the recovery process, until we achieve the proposed objective and have a satisfied person.

It must be said that in this recovery process, the optometrist figure is critical, in the same way that the physiotherapist is with the traumatologist.

In our experience, we have seen that there is no standard degree of vision or "normal”, Associated with a satisfactory vision for all patients.

Adapt the surgery to the needs of the patient

Each one has different requirements and appreciates the success of a certain type of treatment differently and that is where the ophthalmologist, as a doctor and a little psychologist, should understand what each patient needs.

The goal of all this is to create a real expectation and help him achieve it, by means of the most sophisticated laser or lens or speaking, that conversation that explains and reassures the patient, for us the most powerful therapeutic method that exists.

Each case is a he and his circumstances. Doctor and patient should go in tune, seek the same resonance and establish a bond of mutual trust. We assure you that with this formula it looks much better, even up close.

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Expectations of an eye operation
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Expectations of an eye operation
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We talk about the expectations of an eye operation and what is expected from an eye operation. The information to the patient is something fundamental.
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Área Oftalmológica Avanzada
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