Time Schedule

The usual time schedule for LASIK is..

Day 1 : Pre operative eye examination.

Day 2 : Surgery

Day 3 : Post operative evaluation the next morning. After which you are free to continue your normal activities.

Overseas Patients : Schedule for a week in Bombay from the day of your surgery till the day you leave the country for your homeland.

 

Pre Operative LASIK Evaluation

Not every eye is suitable for the LASIK procedure. It might surprise you to know that we turn down about 10-15 percent of patients who ask for the procedure. There are a number of criteria that your eye must meet before we accept you under our care. Therefore, we need to assess your eyes during a pre operative consultation before we can schedule your surgery. The equipment we use is unique to LASIK evaluation and is thus unlike a routine eye check you might have had in the past.

To assist us in making your evaluation as accurate as possible, please go through the check list below

• Soft contact lenses should be removed 48 hours before your consultation. Feel free to wear your spectacles during these 2 days.
  
• Hard / gas permeable lenses should be removed 10 days to two weeks before consultation. Feel free to wear your spectacles during these 10 -14 days.
  

Lenses distort ( warp ) the cornea and thus might influence the accurate measurements we need

• If you have any old spectacle or contact lens prescriptions (or details of any eye treatment you have had in the past), please bring them with you.

The measurements we usually make during this time are:

• Assessment of your corrected vision.
  
• Assessment of your tear secretion.
  
• Slit lamp examination of the anterior and posterior segment of the eye.
  
• Intraocular Pressure measurement.
  
• Corneal topography (Digital mapping of the surface of the cornea).
  
• Pachymetry (Corneal thickness measurement).
  
• Retinal and optic nerve examination.
  

Further tests may be carried out at the discretion of your examining surgeon

 

Day Of The Procedure

On the day of the procedure please arrange to have someone with you. Please do not wear perfumes, make-up or nail varnish, as alcohol vapours that emanate from the above can interfere with the purity of the laser beam.

If you have any anxieties whatsoever about your treatment, our staff will be happy to assist you. Our aim is to make you feel as comfortable and relaxed as possible.

Once the laser has been calibrated, you will be escorted to the laser room. This room is usually very cold. We will cover you with a duvet so that you feel cosy and comfortable. Anaesthetic eye drops are instilled into your eyes and then in a few minutes the LASIK procedure will begin.

You will be instructed to look into a red light as the procedure unfolds and in about 3 - 4 minutes the LASIK procedure will be over. YOU WILL FEEL NO PAIN WHATSOEVER. Our patients often ask in wonderment if the procedure is "really over??!!"

Your eyes are examined immediately after the procedure, and about an hour later, after which you are free to go home.

You will be given detailed instructions by our staff as to your post operative care before you leave the clinic.

 

After The Surgery

We will examine your eyes the next morning or the day after that .Subsequent visits will be at the discretion of the examining surgeon. You are however free to visit the clinic as many times as you feel comfortable, should you wish to do so.

Some Common Questions asked ….

Most people can return to work just 24 hours after the procedure. However, there are a few other activities that need to be carried out with some care:

Showering	48 hours after surgery with your eyes closed
Driving	When you are comfortable with your new vision, and if it meets the driving standards of your country.
Heavy exercise	After about 48- 72 hours.
Swimming	After three weeks.
Eye make-up	After three weeks.

Enhancement / Repeat procedure

On rare occasions the eye does not respond fully to the laser treatment (about 5-7 % of cases) usually - but not exclusively in those cases which have a high initial spectacle correction. In these rare instances an enhancement procedure is required. It just involves lifting the flap and re-applying the laser for a few seconds.