Important Information - Please Read Carefully!
Appointment Time/Food & Beverage Consumption: You have received your surgery date. On the day
before your scheduled surgery, usually between 3:00pm and 5:00pm, Center For Sight will call you with
instructions on what time to arrive. (If your surgery is scheduled on a Monday, you will receive a call on the
Friday before.) If you are being picked up by our van service, we’ll let you know what time the van will arrive at
your home. At this time, you will also receive instructions on what to do with your current medications. We will
also give you a specific time as to when you should stop eating or drinking. Please do not eat or drink
anything, including gum, mints or water after this specified time. Also, do not have any dairy or citrus products
starting at midnight the night before your surgery.
Eye Care Medications: You have received a prescription for Zymar and Acular LS. You must fill these
prescriptions at your local pharmacy prior to your surgery. PredForte 1% will be given to you at no charge, and
will be located in the patient care kit provided to you after surgery. Begin Zymar, Acular LS and Pred Forte1%
to your operated eye immediately after returning home from surgery. Bring a full list of current medications
(OTC and prescription) with your name, strength/dose and frequency to the surgery center. Please give this
list to the surgery center receptionist upstairs.
Eye Drops: Once you have returned home, put one drop from each bottle into your surgery eye four times that
day and continue each day until you are instructed to stop. It makes no difference which drop is used first.
However, you should separate the first drop from the second by one minute or more. A full schedule with
instructions will be provided for you in the clinic by your regular doctor.
The First 24 Hours: You should experience no pain. At most, you may note a mild ache on the day of your
surgery, which can be relieved by taking Tylenol. Your eye may tear and feel “sandy” on the day of surgery,
and your vision will be blurry. Your pupil may be dilated and halos, starbursts, and glare may be quite
pronounced. This is normal and will diminish with time.
Typically, patients choose to rest the day of surgery. You should avoid rubbing or pushing on the eye or doing
anything that could result in direct injury to the eye for two weeks. You may shower, bathe, and wash your hair
at any time. Do not allow soap or water to enter your eye for 48 hours. Do not submerge in a pool for two
weeks. You may resume wearing eye make-up after 48 hours. Do not drive or operate machinery on the day
of surgery, and limit your consumption of alcohol to one drink. No dental work is recommended for at least two
weeks following surgery.
If you experience an aching pain or pressure sensation that is not relieved by Tylenol, call us. After 5:00 pm,
the answering service will contact a Center For Sight doctor on call for you.
If glasses are needed following cataract surgery, Medicare will reimburse a portion of the optical purchase. The benefit is for both the frame and the lenses. The amount of the reimbursement will be based upon whether or not you have met your annual deductible. If your post-operative care is being provided by a Center For Sight physician, we will file the claim with Medicare as a courtesy, and you should expect to receive reimbursement directly from Medicare in approximately 45-60 days from the date your glasses are received.
Please contact Center for Sight if you have any questions or concerns. Sarasota (941) 925-2050, Venice (941) 488-2020, 24 hour service.
