To prepare for LASIK, you may want to set a date that does not interrupt your work life, or families’ life. A qualified, license driver should drive you to your surgery appointment. Talk with your family or friends to find out what is the best time for them to drive you to LASIK surgery. The driver will need to wait 20-30 minutes until after your surgery to drive you back home. Let your driver know that he or she should expect to spend a couple of hours with you.

Make sure that you wear comfortable clothes to the appointment. Bring a jacket with you to keep warm. Surgery rooms tend to be a little chilly. In addition, do not bring personal belongings or no more than you have to since on surgery day, you will be visiting a few different rooms.

Now that you have learned and prepared for LASIK, it is time to go through the procedure. The clinic’s staff will help prepare you for the event. The crew will work hard to make you feel at ease. A consent form must be signed before you go to surgery. The consent comprises of documentations that verify that you had the opportunity to ask questions, got answers, and learned about the benefits and risks of LASIK. It should also contain verification that you were warned of the potential risks, and have discussed all of the LASIK details with your consultant. The doctor should have informed you about your options, and helped you with making your final decision, as well as determined if you are a good candidate for LASIK surgery. If you have any questions, ask them before you sign the consent.

Once you sign the consent one of the surgeon’s staff workers will prepare you and put several eye drops in your eyes, which may feel uncomfortable. The medicine may cause numbness. Some medications that surgeon’s give are designed to help prevent infections. The medicine may also be used to dilate the pupils and prepare them for surgery. Following the eye drops you will take a sedative to help you relax. Once the pill starts to work, the staff will take you into a laser room where several people may be working to prepare the surgeon.

You will be seated in a recliner and asked to recline in order to prepare for LASIK, more eye drops maybe giving to numb your eyes, preparing them for surgery. Once the staff and surgeon cleans the areas around your eyes with surgical sterile pads and liquid, the doctor will then use a soft “retaining device,” placing it around the edges of the eyelids in order to help you avoid blinking.

At most you will feel some pressure, but nothing to worry about. The doctor will use several instruments during this time to prepare you for LASIK. You may experience blurred vision, this is common however. The room may go dark, making it difficult for you to see, but this is common also. The doctor at this time is probably cutting the flap at the corneal. Any person whether they are sedated or not will close their eyes, especially if some strange object touches the area. Throughout the process laser sounds will blend in the backdrop and can be a little noisy. Do not feel alarmed.

After surgery is completed, the doctor will then send you to a quiet, recovery room where you will sit until the staff releases you. During this time the staff will go over your healing procedures to make sure you understand the instructions and nothing was missed. You will be instructed to use eye drops for a few days after your surgery.

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