Cataract refers to a degenerative change in optical quality caused by a decrease in the transparency of the lens in the eye or a change in color. For cataract patients, the most effective cataract treatment method is to do cataract surgery, but good cataract surgery results require postoperative conditioning, otherwise it will affect the effective rehabilitation of vision. So what is good for cataract surgery?

　　Patients who have just completed cataract surgery should choose liquid or semi-liquid food and fresh vegetables and fruits. Especially the elderly. The elderly''s gastrointestinal motility slows down, which is easy to cause constipation. Therefore, it is necessary to eat digestible food and crude fiber food after surgery to prevent excessive force during bowel movements, causing local eye bleeding and wound cracking.

　　 After cataract, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits rich in natural vitamin C, such as celery, cabbage, greens, tomatoes, strawberries, citrus, fresh dates, etc.; eat more food and green vegetables And lettuce, carrots and tomatoes, especially eat more citrus fruits, grapes, lemons, bananas, apricots. Also often eat calcium-containing foods.

　　The dietary principles for long-term maintenance after cataract surgery include the following points:

　　1. Eat foods rich in vitamin C

　　Studies have shown that healthy eyes have high vitamin C in the lens, but in the lens of cataract patients the content of vitamin C is much less. The tomatoes, peppers, citrus fruits, kiwi, berries and cauliflower we usually eat are all rich in vitamin C. Cataract patients should eat more.

　　 2. Eat foods rich in vitamin E

　　Vitamin E has strong antioxidant properties and can reduce oxygen free radicals on important cellular components such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and Changes and destruction of sugar, etc. Foods containing vitamin E are: peanuts, sesame, lettuce, daylily, lean meat, milk, eggs and deep-sea fish.

　　3. Eat foods rich in lutein and zeaxanthin

　　Lutein and zeaxanthin are members of a large family of pigment complexes--carotene. These two pigments have a strong antioxidant effect, which brings a beautiful yellow-green color to food. For example, corn, spinach, bowl of beans, kale, broccoli, zucchini, kiwi, etc. are all foods rich in lutein and zeaxanthin.