The Sydney Eye Specialist Centre

If soft contact lenses are worn you will have to remove them at least 48 hours before the day of surgery. Hard contacts should be removed 7 days before surgery.
It is advised that you wash your hair on the day of surgery as you should avoid washing your hair for 24 hours following the procedure.

You will need to arrive at our Kingsford Surgery 30minutes prior to your scheduled procedure.
Take all regular medication as normal on the day
Do not wear makeup, clothing with loose fibres, perfume /aftershave or drink alcohol.
On admission post operative medication instructions will be given. We will offer you something to help you relax at this time along with pain relief preoperatively.
Anaesthetic drops are instilled to numb the eye for the procedure and the total time for the procedure is approximately 10 minutes per eye; the overall time at the centre is approximately 60-90 minutes.
You will NOT be able to drive yourself home on the day of surgery. Please arrange alternative transport to get yourself home following your procedure.
We suggest bringing sunglasses with you to wear home for eye protection.

You will experience discomfort, pain and hazy vision improving over 3-5 days. The pain can vary from mild to extreme during this time.
Bandage contact lenses will be placed on your eyes at the end of the procedure and these will be removed 5 days post operatively.
We recommend Panadol and Nurofen for pain relief however a prescription for Panadeine Forte will be given to you on the day.
You should rest on the day of surgery
Follow the written instructions regarding use of eye drops, pain relief and icepacks.
You will be seen the following day and again 5 days after your procedure to remove the contact lenses
Showering may be resumed as normal, however avoid rubbing your eyes.
Dusty / dirty environments should be avoided for 2 weeks
Eye make up can usually be worn again 1 to 2 weeks after surgery

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