Someone should drive you to the procedure and drive you home. While
it isn't necessary for your driver to wait for you during the procedure,
if he or she decides to stay, we'll provide updates on your progress
and make every effort to make his or her stay comfortable. Although
the surgery itself only takes about 10 minutes per eye, you will be
at the surgicenter for 3-4 hours to allow time for sterile preparation
and recovery.
Our reception staff will greet you and provide a surgical authorization
form for your review and signature.
You will be taken to the surgical suite a short time before your scheduled
surgery. You will be asked to wear a surgical jumpsuit over your clothing,
and shoe and hair coverings. One of our staff will monitor your vital
signs and spend a few minutes reviewing what to expect. You will be
administered medication in the form of a pill to help you relax.
A wheelchair brings you from the pre-op room through the sterile corridor
into the operating room. You will again meet your surgeon and the rest
of the medical team. You'll be seated at the end of the operating table
and helped to lie down. Anesthetic eye drops will be administered to
numb your eye and the area around your eye will be carefully cleaned
and swabbed with an antiseptic solution. You will then be covered in
specially designed sterile drapes to protect the sterile field. Kremer
Laser surgeons operate in truly sterile environments, which can be up
to ten times safer than other eye centers -- safer even than some hospital
conditions.
Although you are relaxed and comfortable, you will be alert and able
to talk with your surgeon and the rest of the medical team.
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