Surgical Planning

Since 1985 our goal has always been to provide the highest quality care for complex glaucoma and cataract problems. Our utilization of state-of-the-art surgical care and medical therapy combine to yield the best possible results for our patients.

What to Expect Before Your Visit

Prior to your scheduled surgical appointment, you will receive a text message, email or phone call from the surgery center within 1 day prior to your procedure to review medical history, medications and important pre-surgical information, as well as your arrival time for surgery.

Arrival times are not usually given until the day before the procedure.  These are given based on cases and center time availability. 

If you do not receive a call from their staff before your surgery, please call the Surgery Center you have been scheduled with:

The Evening Before Surgery:

• DO NOT EAT, DRINK, SMOKE, CHEW GUM, OR EAT CANDY AFTER MIDNIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE SURGERY.
• Make sure you have your insurance and ID cards ready to bring to the surgery center.
• If you have a legal guardian or power of attorney, please bring necessary documentation with you.
• Please pick up your prescribed surgical drops and paper tape

What to Expect the Day of Surgery:

• You will have some pre-admission testing at the surgery center which could include a brief physical and further testing, if deemed necessary.
• You will receive local or topical anesthesia with IV sedation.
• Please shower, bathe, and brush your teeth, but do not swallow any water.
• PLEASE DO NOT USE: Any Lotions, Moisturizers, Makeup, or Perfume/Cologne.
• Wear loose-fitting comfortable clothing, do not wear any jewelry.
• Please bring sunglasses with you.
• Continue taking all glaucoma drops as directed, but do not use any drops in the surgical eye the day of surgery.
• Please make arrangements for transportation to the surgery center for surgery and to the office for your post-operative visit the next day. If you do not have a responsible person to stay with you during your procedure at the surgery center and to drive you home, your procedure may be subject to cancellation.

MEDICAL CLEARANCE: A pre‐surgery evaluation by your family doctor or internist is may be required. This appointment needs to be within 30 days of surgery. Please take the form we have given you to your doctor. This is your responsibility to do prior to surgery and failure may result in the cancellation of your surgery.MEDICATIONS TO DISCONTINUE: Prior to surgery you MAY be asked to stop taking some of your prescriptions, your family doctor & the surgical center will review this with you should some medications need to be discontinued. DO NOT STOP any prescribed medications without first checking with the doctor who prescribed them.

EYE DROPS PREOPERATIVE and POSTOPERATIVE: You will be prescribed an antibiotic eye drop to start one day prior to surgery  four times a day in the surgery eye. You will also use this drop the morning of surgery. You will continue all of your prescribed eye drops through the day before surgery. The morning of surgery you will only use the antibiotic eye drop in your surgery eye, no glaucoma or previous eye drops should be used that morning. You will also be prescribed a drop that is for use only after surgery, which is usually Prednisone Acetate, Pred Forte, or Durezol.

POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENT: You will be given an appointment to come in for a post operative appointment after surgery. The post operative appointment will be scheduled by our surgical scheduling team. At your post operative appointment we will remove your patch (if you have one), check your vision and eye pressure and you will be given instructions on how to use your drops postoperatively.   Please note that in some cases you may not be seen by your doctor the next day, as our doctors work out of other offices.  If you would like to see your doctor for the one day post op visit, you may have to travel to another office.

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Please Call us should you have any further questions!

Pre-Surgical: Direct Line: (248) 356-2139

Post Surgical: (248) 356-0098

Emergency: (248) 356-0098

Questions about your Insurance coverage?

Billing Department: (248) 356-1321