Preparing for your visit to Phillips Eye Institute
Coming in for surgery
Having a diagnostic test
Having laser treatment
Coming in for surgery
If you plan to go home the same day of your surgery, it is very important
to have a responsible adult come with you. This person can help you remember at-home
care instructions. He or she must also drive you home and stay with you 24 hours
after your surgery.
On the day of your surgery, please arrive one and one-half hours before
your surgery is scheduled to begin.
- Come to the registration desk, where a staff member will confirm your registration
details.
- A staff member will then escort you to the pre-operative area. Your family
and/or friends may stay in the waiting area.
Before surgery, you will be asked to change into hospital clothing
in the pre-operative area. You will meet our anesthesia team. If appropriate,
your anesthesia will begin in the pre-operative area.
After surgery, a staff member will bring you to the post-operative area
for recovery and observation.
- Should you need to stay overnight, you will be brought to our inpatient
unit.
- If you’re able to go home that day, a responsible adult must drive you home
and stay with you for 24 hours. Before you leave, you’ll get a light snack
and a nurse will give you and your caregiver instructions to follow at home.
At home after surgery, you may need eye drops many times a day. If you
cannot instill eye drops yourself, arrange to have someone help you. (Our nurses
can teach you and your caregiver how to put in eye drops.
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Having a diagnostic test
On the day of your test, please arrive 30 minutes before your test is scheduled
to begin.
- Come to the registration desk, where a staff member will confirm your registration
details.
- A staff member will then escort you to the diagnostic and treatment
services area. Your family and/or friends may wait for you there.
As you get ready to come, keep these details in mind:
- Food: You can eat or drink as usual on the day of your visit.
- Medication: Take all of your prescribed medications. However, your
physician may instruct you to discontinue your eye drops before your tests.
- Transportation: For most procedures you will be able to drive yourself,
unless instructed otherwise by your ophthalmologist. If you cannot drive or
have no means of transportation, your ophthalmologist’s office can help arrange
transportation to and from the Institute.
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Having laser treatment
On the day of your visit, please arrive one hour before your procedure
is scheduled to begin.
- Come to the registration desk, where a staff member will confirm your registration
details.
- A staff member will then escort you to the diagnostic and treatment
services area. Your family and/or friends may wait for you there.
As you get ready to come, keep these details in mind:
- Food: You can eat and drink as usual on the day of your visit.
- Medication: Unless instructed otherwise, take all of your regular
prescribed medications, including eye drops and insulin on the day of your
visit. Bring a list of all your prescribed medications and your eye drops
with you on the day of your procedure.
- Transportation: You may or may not be able to drive yourself home.
This depends on the type of procedure you have. Ask your ophthalmologist if
you will need to have someone drive you home. If you do not have anyone available,
your ophthalmologist's office can help arrange transportation to and from
the Institute.
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