Having AFib puts you at high risk of having a stroke. When you have atrial fibrillation (AFib), your risk of stroke is 5 times higher than someone without AFib. Learning this may be concerning, but staying informed about your condition can help you. You need to take this risk very seriously, because:
Dexamethasone in various formulations (phosphate, alcohol) is the most widely used ophthalmic corticosteroid and has proven an effective treatment for ocular inflammation even after cataract surgery. In vitro, the alcohol form of 1 mg/ml dexamethasone is 15 times stronger than the corresponding phosphate.
About one to two weeks before surgery, your eye doctor may schedule you for a laser iridotomy to prepare your eye for implantation of the phakic lens. Before the procedure, your eye doctor may put drops in your eye to make the pupil small and to numb the eye.