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Preparation Precedes Perfection.
A safe, anxiety-free surgical experience begins at home. Follow these chronological guidelines strictly to ensure your body and eyes are perfectly prepped for your procedure.
A safe, anxiety-free surgical experience begins at home. Follow these chronological guidelines strictly to ensure your body and eyes are perfectly prepped for your procedure.
Please read these instructions carefully. Failure to adhere to specific medication or fasting guidelines may result in the necessary rescheduling of your surgery for your own safety.
Have a specific question about your medication?
Call the Clinic: +91 86909 99449Ensure you have completed and submitted any requested blood tests, ECGs, or physician clearances. Discuss all your current medications with our team—you may be instructed to temporarily pause blood thinners (like Aspirin) or specific diabetic medications prior to your date.
Wash your hair and face thoroughly, as you will not be able to take a full shower immediately following surgery. Start any pre-operative antibiotic eye drops if they were prescribed to you. If your surgery requires general anesthesia, you will be instructed to fast (no food or water) from midnight.
Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing (preferably a button-down shirt that doesn't need to be pulled over your head). Do not apply makeup, eyeliner, facial creams, or perfumes. Leave all jewelry and valuables at home. Arrive at the clinic on time to complete your final dilation and admission paperwork.
Different surgeries require different clinical preparations. Please note your specific requirements below.
Ensure a smooth admission by having these items ready.
Bring all previous prescriptions, diagnostic scans, and physician clearance reports.
Your valid Government Photo ID (Aadhar) and your Health Insurance/TPA card.
Your eyes will be highly sensitive to light and dilated when you leave the clinic.
A responsible adult MUST accompany you to drive you home safely after the procedure.
Answers to the most common anxieties before entering the operation theater.
For the vast majority of our procedures (including Cataract, LASIK, and Glaucoma), you will be awake. We use powerful topical anesthetic eye drops to completely numb the eye. You will not feel pain, only mild pressure. Complex retinal surgeries or pediatric cases may require general anesthesia (putting you to sleep).
You should generally take your Blood Pressure and Heart medications with a small sip of water. However, if you are fasting for surgery, you may be instructed to skip your morning dose of Insulin or oral diabetic medication to prevent a dangerous drop in blood sugar. Our anesthesiologist will provide explicit instructions based on your file.
Perfumes and colognes emit vapors that can severely interfere with the environmental controls and the highly sensitive laser equipment in the Class 100 Operation Theater. Makeup (especially mascara and eyeliner) harbors bacteria and drastically increases the risk of a post-operative infection.
While most actual surgeries (like Cataract or LASIK) only take 15 to 20 minutes, you should expect to be at the hospital for 3 to 4 hours. This accounts for admission, dilation of the pupil, pre-operative prep, the surgery itself, and a brief period of post-operative observation before discharge.
Do not guess. If you are unsure about a medication or a fasting rule, please call our clinical desk immediately.
Call the Clinic: +91 86909 99449