You will continue to adjust two to four months after surgery. You doctor may still want to see you to check your progress, especially if you have another eye condition. Please continue to follow all of your physician's instructions.

How Will I Feel? It is likely you will feel great. Your brain and your eyes will have largely learned how to work together now, and your vision should be nearly optimal.

What Should I Do? Continue to challenge your vision if you chose a specialized lens . You may be glasses-free for the first time in a long time, so if you feel so inclined, plan activities that allow you to practice using this new convenience.

What Should I Avoid? At this point, probably not much, but if you have another eye condition, such as diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma, you may just now be fully recovering. This is to be expected, so continue to check in with your doctor on the recommended schedule (for some as much as monthly), to make sure you are healing and adapting optimally.

You may also develop a secondary cataract, or posterior capsule opacification, where the posterior capsule holding the IOL has become cloudy, blurring your vision. If so, your doctor will perform a simple in-office follow-up procedure using a YAG laser to clear up the cloudiness.

The recovery process described here is meant to be representative of most cataract procedures, which occur without complications. Individual results may vary. No information contained here is intended to substitute for a physician's advice.