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On The Day of your Procedure:

• Try to organise somebody to pick you up once you have finished. As you will be given a light sedative you are not safe to drive yourself home.
• You may not wear any eye makeup or aerosol products including perfume and cologne to the clinic on the day of your procedure.
• Soft contacts should be removed 1 week prior to your procedure, hard contacts 4 weeks prior to the procedure.
• You should wear loose comfortable clothing, keep in mind that the laser room is always kept at a low temperature. It is suggested that you don't wear woollen jumpers or clothing with small fibres on it, to ensure the environment of the treatment area is totally particle free.
• Please arrive one half hour before your scheduled procedure time and check in at the front desk.
• Ensure you have signed an informed consent form if not done prior to this time.
• Organise payment of your account - which we request be done on the day of surgery.

Preparation For Your Procedure:

Mild anesthetic eye drops will be placed in your eyes. Each eye will be cleansed prior to your procedure. LASIK patients will be administered an anti-anxiety medication about half an hour prior to the procedure. This will help relax and calm your eyes. If you are feeling a little anxious a staff member will be at your side. Also, your doctor is always available to speak with you

Entering The Laser Room:

When both you and the physician are prepared you will be escorted into the laser room. Upon entering you will be asked to lay back in the laser chair. For most procedures a second application of anesthetic eye drops is administered at this time. Once you are comfortable, the doctor will ask you to fixate on a little green light. The entire procedure will last about 5 minutes per eye. After your procedure, a third set of drops will be administered. Depending on the procedure, a therapeutic contact lens may be placed on your eye to protect and eliminate or reduce any post-operative discomfort.

After Your Procedure:

Following your procedure, you will receive your patient kit which includes medications, instructions and scheduled dates for your post-operative exams. LASIK patients will remain seated in the post-operative lounge for approximately 30 minutes. The doctor will then ensure the flap is properly fixated.

After Leaving the Center:

Once you leave our centre, it is recommended to go home and sleep for the rest of the day. This is to insure the most rapid healing result. It is also very important not to rub your eyes under ANY circumstances. Each patient will be provided with sunglasses/eye shields anticipating this possibility. You will be given eye drops and oral medication. You will be instructed on how to use your medication. All medications and drops will be packaged in a convenient waist pack along with sunglasses/eye shields making the ride home more comfortable.

After Care:

Following your procedure you should consider the following guidelines:

• use your eye drops exactly as instructed by your doctor;
• do not return to any vigorous sports or water sports until advised by your doctor;
• DO NOT rub your eye (s);
• do not wear eye make-up until advised by your doctor (usually two weeks).