Pre & Post Procedure

It’s time to prepare for your LASIK procedure!

• Plan on being at Magill Vision Center for 2 hours.
• You should arrange for someone to drive you home after the procedure. You will NOT be allowed to drive yourself home.
• If you wear contact lenses, you must:
• Remove SOFT contact lenses at least 7 days before both the diagnostic examination and the procedure
• Remove HARD or GAS PERMEABLE contact lenses a minimum of 4 weeks before both the diagnostic examination and the procedure

On the day of your procedure, we will:

• Administer numbing eye drops to ensure your comfort.
• Clean the area around your eye with an iodine solution.
• Cover your other eye or lightly tape it closed.

Before the procedure begins:

• You will be placed in a stable but comfortable position.
• Your eye will be positioned under the laser.
• An instrument called an eyelid speculum will be used to hold your eye open and prevent you from blinking.

During the procedure:

• A ring will be placed on your eye and there will be a brief period during which you will not be able to see.
• Our doctor will create a flap on the surface of your cornea.
• It will take only a few seconds for our doctor to treat the inner cornea with the excimer laser.
• You may notice a slight odor as the laser reshapes the cornea.  This is normal.

Following the treatment:

• Our doctor will return the flap to its normal position.
• He will observe your eye to ensure that the flap has adhered properly.
• You will be moved to a waiting area for approximately 20 minutes, to give the flap time to settle and begin the healing process.
• Our doctor will check the flap again before you leave.
• You will be given eye drops and a clear plastic eye shield to use during the recovery period.

We will schedule a series of follow-up appointments for:

• For the day after surgery       
• 10 days after surgery
• 2 months after surgery
• 6 months after surgery

At home, you should:

• Take a nap to encourage healing.
• Use the eyedrops according to schedule.
• Wear the shield over the eye at night for one week, to prevent you from inadvertently rubbing your eye during sleep.
• Be sure to keep your follow-up appointments.
   

Appointment Scheduling

For Lasik information, call 843-216-2020
For Cataracts information, call 843-792-8100
 New patients may call 843-792-1414
 Established patients may call 843-792-8100

 Or Request an Appointment Online

Representatives are available from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday