Should someone come with me on the day?
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It is worth having someone with you for the journey home and for the first evening, when vision can be blurry and the eye may be uncomfortable. It also means details of the aftercare instructions are heard by two people.
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- Surgery journey
- Topic
- Preparation
- Kind of question
- Should I…
- Last reviewed
- 9 November 2026
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