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Before Surgery

Contact Lenses

  • If you have traditional soft contact lenses, remove them 3 days prior to surgery.
  • If you have soft toric contact lenses, remove them 2 weeks prior to surgery.
  • If you use gas permeable or hard contact lenses, discontinue their use 1 month prior to surgery.

Driver

  • A driver is mandatory to take you from your surgery and to go to and from your 1-day postoperative visit.

Time Planning

  • Plan on being in the facility for 2 hours from the time you arrive. Feel free to use your phone before surgery but you can’t bring it in with you during the procedure.

Supplemental Medications

  • TheraTears Gel Caps – begin taking as soon as possible and plan to continue for at least 3 months after surgery. Take one pill in the AM and one pill in the PM each day.
  • Restasis® eye drops – THIS ONLY APPLIES TO YOU IF YOU WERE GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR RESTASIS®. Take one drop twice per day beginning one week after surgery.

Other Medications

  • Bring your eye drops and a list of your medications with you to your operative visit.
  • You will be provided a mild sedative (ex: Valium) to help you relax during the procedure and a Tylenol PM to help you rest afterwards.

Dress Code

  • Dress comfortably.
  • Bring layers as the treatment area will be cold.
  • Do not wear any perfume, cologne, hairspray or after-shave on the day of your procedure.
  • ABSOLUTELY NO EYE MAKEUP OR FOUNDATION ON SURGERY DAY.
  • The evening before the procedure, soak the eye with a warm wash cloth to remove all eye make-up.

Follow up Visits  

  • We will see you the day after surgery, 1 month, 3-6 months (comprehensive exam including dilation) and 1 year following surgery.
  • All of your subsequent follow up visits are with one of our optometrists unless it is necessary to see the surgeon.