Masterbation and laser eye surgery?!

Masterbation and laser eye surgery?

How long should I wait after having laser eye surgery before I masterbate?

6 days ago
Im having PRK done.

I'd would have expected a lot of answers for this question.

The problem you pose, is really more of whether you can damage your eye. When we climax, there are a number of things happening that we do not have control over. Many people tense up their whole body. Every muscle is contracting, breath is held, one is pushing sort of like straining while being constipated (to indicate a valsalva type of pressure in the lungs, etc.), and this increases venous pressure which is why veins and neck veins and face color gets all red or blue or ?, and for that short period, the intraocular eye pressure does go up. IF this increase in eye pressure changes the shape of your cornea, and the corneal flap is dislodged, you may have problems. Epithelial downgrowth under the flap can be a problem later.

You should have a follow up appointment the next day after the procedure to make sure things are stable. You might ask the person there if straining while going to the bathroom could affect your eye. If the question is just snuffed off, you'll need to ask someone who can take it seriously. It is a valid question.

As it takes the cornea a LONG time to heal, but not that long to stabilize after surgery of this type, 3-4 days seems like a reasonable answer.