Usually, many of the Lasik patients tend to take a nap after going home. Sleep after surgery is no harm, according to many people and a very few people would rethink before doing the same. So, let us see, whether sleeping is encouraged by eye surgeons or not and how it is treated as good and not good by some others.
Sleep Right After the Surgery Procedure
Millions of Lasik patients prefer to go to sleep after the surgery and the success rate of the surgery is extremely high. So, there is no harm in sleeping right after the surgery. However, there is a small time gap is required after the surgery for technical reasons.
The final step in the procedure of Lasik involves top layer of cornea replaced. It is supposed to be done perfect. The layer has to be ideally, aligned so well that the edge should not found even, when looked with a microscope, even immediately after 10 minutes of the surgery. the topcoat of epithelium has to be sealed on the edge of that specific layer and this process needs at least six hours. After it occurs, there can be change to change. Any changes done as part of this may not be healthier and healing may be delayed and the changed would be hard to occur.
When sleeping, the eye lids are closed and movement of eye is also common. It does not allow the layer to get dried and completely sticking to the surface. Eventually, sleeping immediately after the surgery does not allow the layer to heal completely, as it should be by that time.
So, How Much Gap Is Needed?
According to the eye surgeons, the patient needs to wait for 4 to 6 hours of time, before sleeping. After this period, sleeping can be advantageous and gives the surgical site the opportunity to heal in a better ways. Before going to take nap or sleep, it is quite important to wear the protective shield to ensure that eyes are not at all disturbed, even accidentally and no pressure is applied during sleep.