The process and protocols followed as as follows.
- Two days before the surgery, the operating lists is ready with the patients special requirement and need for special medicines or special lens implants.
- The patient receives a call from the hospital. The Doctor speaks to the patient, reassuring him/her and gives instructions.
- The patient is called to the hospital one day before for the preop check up and to allay any apprehensions.
- Informed consent is taken from the patient and his accompanying relative.
- Patients are advised to take eye drops that they need to put in the morning before surgery and before coming to the hospital.
- On the day of surgery patients are asked to come at the appointed time early morning.
- On arrival their blood sugar and blood pressure is checked and they are examine again.
- While waiting in the preoperative area, all questions are answered and post operative drops are explained and protocol for follow up is provided.
- If necessary specific instructions are given to the Operating rooms.
- Patient is taken into the operating room prior to surgery and is prepared by change of gown.
- Inside the operating room, everything is cross checked again. The name, age, gender, which eye, medical conditions, availability of lens implants, any special precautions and more.
- Everything is documented.
- If anaesthethesia, standby or sedation or general is required, the anaesthetist takes a look at the reports and examines the patient, explaining everything to him.
Post Surgery.
- Most Surgery for cataract is done under topical anaesthesia.
- The patient can on completion get up and walk out with support from the nurses.
- After changing his/her gown, the patient is led back to the preoperative area, from where, the relatives, and or friends will escort them home.
- Most patients are seen in the evening on the same day
- Following which they are generally given an appointment to come back after 1 week and a further 3 weeks.
- At their 4 weeks post op appointment, after undergoing a check up they are prescribed glasses.