Routine postoperative nursing management

Postoperative refraction Postoperative refraction and provision of spectacles (if needed) are essential to ensure the best possible visual outcome for a patient. This is important because satisfied patients will encourage others in the community to undergo cataract surgery. During the 4–8-week follow-up appointment, refract both eyes and accurately check the visual acuity. Make sure you understand the patient’s refractive needs (e.g. their ideal working distance). If there is no intraocular lens, carefully check the back vertex distance and centring of the spectacles.