6. Use the drugs if you need them
The clinic will provide a pain killer for you to take home with you post-surgery. In my case, I was given 10 Percocet. I’m stubborn when it comes to prescription drugs so my initial reaction was to refuse the pain killers. However, once the freezing wears off, and especially over the next few days when the cornea swells and heals, you will need these drugs. Trust me, take them! You will be in pain and sleep is the best thing to help encourage healing at this time.