Experienced – how many eyes has your doctor performed LASIK surgery on with the same laser?
Equipment – does your doctor use an FDA-approved laser for the procedure you need?
Informative – is your doctor willing to spend the time to answer all your questions?
Long-term Care – does your doctor encourage follow-up and management of you as a patient?Your preop and postop care may be provided by a doctor other than the surgeon.
Be Comfortable – do you feel you know your doctor and are comfortable with an equal exchange of information?
Know preoperative, operative, and postoperative expectations
No contact lenses prior to evaluation and surgery – can you go for an extended period of time without wearing contact lenses?
Have a thorough exam – have you arranged not to drive or work after the exam?
Read and understand the informed consent – has your doctor given you an informed consent form to take home and answered all your questions?
No makeup before surgery – can you go 24-36 hours without makeup prior to surgery?
Arrange for transportation – can someone drive you home after surgery?
Plan to take a few days to recover – can you take time off to take it easy for a couple of days if necessary?
Expect not to see clearly for a few days – do you know you will not see clearly immediately?
Know sights, smells, sounds of surgery – has your doctor made you feel comfortable with the actual steps of the procedure?
Be prepared to take drops/medications- are you willing and able to put drops in your eyes at regular intervals?
Be prepared to wear an eye shield – do you know you need to protect the eye for a period of time after surgery to avoid injury?
Expect some pain/discomfort – do you know how much pain to expect?
Know when to seek help – do you understand what problems could occur and when to seek medical intervention?
Know when to expect your vision to stop changing – are you aware that final results could take months?
Make sure your refraction is stable before any further surgery – if you don’t get the desired result, do you know not to have an enhancement until the prescription stops changing?
Dr Millicent M. Grim
Specialist Ophthalmologist / LASIK Specialist
MBChB (Pretoria), DTM & H (WITS), MMed (Ophth) (Pretoria)
AAO, ASCRS, ISRS (US), GMC (UK)
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