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Preparing for Surgery

Please follow these steps carefully prior to your surgery to help ensure your procedure goes as smoothly as possible.

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Pre-Surgery Instructions

Your ophthalmic surgeon’s office will schedule your eye procedure at our facility and will hand you a blue card with instructions for you to follow the day of surgery. Please read the information carefully. If you have questions, please call your surgeon’s office or Deer Creek Surgery Center at (913) 897-0022.

  • We will call with your arrival time 24-48 hours prior to your surgery date.
  • Do not wear makeup or moisturizer to your procedure.
  • You must have a driver accompany you —they are required to stay for the duration of your surgery (approx. two hours).
  • Continue taking medications (including eye drops) the day of surgery unless otherwise instructed by your physician.
  • Bring all eye drops with you.

Anesthesia Diet Instructions

If you are having a laser procedure that doesn’t involve anesthesia (YAG laser capsulotomy, YAG laser PI, SLT laser), there are no dietary restrictions.

Morning surgery (7am – 12pm): Do not eat or drink after midnight the night before. Take medications, as needed, that morning with small sips of water. If diabetic, do not take diabetic meds, including insulin, that morning.

Afternoon surgery (12pm – 5pm): Within six hours of your arrival time, have nothing to eat or drink. More than six hours before your arrival time, you are allowed a light meal. Guidelines for a light meal—NO citrus fruits or citrus juices, meat, dairy products (with exception of eggs), any fried and/or oily food. You may have six to eight ounces of clear liquids, plain toast with jam or jelly (no butter or peanut butter) and a poached or hardboiled egg. If diabetic, only take half of your normal insulin dose.

Admission to Deer Creek Surgery Center

  • Patient must have a responsible adult with them at the surgery center from arrival through discharge.
  • Upon check-in, it will be confirmed with the patient that their responsible party is present and will stay on-site through discharge.
  • Surgery will be canceled if a responsible party will not remain on-site for the duration of the patient’s visit.  Deer Creek Surgery Center will call the surgeon’s clinic and they will contact the patient to reschedule surgery.
  • If a patient has no option of a responsible adult on-site for the duration, the patient’s sedation options will be limited. Discuss with your surgeon’s office, prior to the day of surgery.
  • This requirement does not apply to YAG or SLT laser procedures.

Policy

Our Admission Policy is put in place to comply with CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) regulations and specifically for our patients’ safety.

Should you have questions regarding this policy, please contact your surgeon’s office or Deer Creek Surgery Center.

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