Anterior segment surgery | 6 months |
Cataract: non-corneal valve incision | 3 months |
Radial keratotomy | 3 months |
Astigmatic keratotomy | 3 months |
Vitreoretinal surgery | |
Vitrectomy | 2 months |
Retinal detachment repair | 2 months |
Glaucoma filtering surgery | 2 months |
Cataract: corneal valve incisions | 1–2 months |
Lasik | 1 month |
Oculoplastic surgery | |
Sutured wound | 2 weeks |
Enucleation | 2 weeks |
Strabismus surgery | 2 weeks |
Photorefractive keratotomy | 2 weeks |
Conjunctival surgery | 2 weeks |
Corneal suture removal | 1 week |
Argon laser trabeculoplasty or iridectomy | No wait |
Yag laser capsulotomy | No wait |
Reproduced from Butler.33