PATIENTS & VISITORS

It’s normal to feel anxious about a hospital visit. Please know you’re not alone. You will have an entire healthcare team focused on your safety and well-being.

PREPARING FOR YOUR ARRIVAL:

1. Remember to bring the desired investigation report or physician clearance, insurance cards, ID or any other important documents which you want to show to surgeon prior to surgery.
2. Please dress in loose comfortable clothing as you will be wearing disposable hospital gown over it in the pre-operative area.
3. Do not bring valuables, and please remove all jewellery prior to arrival. We do not have any way of securing personal valuables while you are in surgery.
4. Please do not wear make-up, perfume, hairspray, body lotion or powders.
5. If you wear eye glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids or dentures, please bring a personal carrying case to hold these item(s) during surgery. Kota Eye Hospital cannot be held responsible for damaged goods not stored properly in a case.
6. If you were previously contacted by your physician or his/her office about a co-pay due for services, please be prepared to pay that amount upon arrival at the time of registration. (We accept cash, personal checks, debit cards and all major credit cards.)

PREPARING FOR SURGERY:

Pre-Operative Instructions:

Please be advised: You will receive a call from one of our Counselor the day before your surgery for confirmation of timings or if you do not receive a phone call with your preoperative arrival time, please call 8875004980.

What You Need To Know About Your Medications: 

1. Morning blood pressure and heart medications should be taken with a small sip of water if these medications are usually taken in the morning. However, we do not want you to take any medication that is a diuretic or “water pill” such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) or lasix (Furosemide) or any medication that may be combined with these medications.
2. If you are a diabetic and take oral medications or use insulin please do not take or use these medications the morning of your procedure. If you use insulin the evening before the procedure, please contact your primary medical doctor to determine if you should reduce the amount of insulin you use. Not eating adequately in the morning and taking the regular dosage of insulin the night before surgery may allow the blood sugar to decrease to low levels.
3. If you currently take aspirin, ibuprofen or any other nonsteroidal anti inflammatory (NSAID) medication or blood thinners, please contact your primary medical doctor to determine if you should continue taking these medications. These medications decrease the clotting ability of the blood and therefore must be stopped prior to surgical procedures.
4. Please bring all medications currently taken with you on the day of surgery for anaesthesia to review; this includes any eye drops currently used. Even those medications taken the morning of the procedure should be brought along for review.

Eating and/or Drinking Before Surgery: 

You may take a cup of tea along with a biscuit or two before coming for the surgery. CHILDREN are no exception to this rule. Please use the following guidelines:
Infants 6 months to 2 years old: These children may have:

• Milk up to 8 hours before their scheduled arrival time
• Breast milk up to 3 hours before their arrival time
• Clear liquids, such as water and apple juice, up to 2 hours before their arrival time. (NO ORANGE JUICE)

Children 2 years to 5 years old:

• These children may have clear liquids, such as water and apple juice, up to 3 hours before their arrival time. (NO ORANGE JUICE)

Children 5 years to 9 years old:

• These children may have clear liquids, such as water and apple juice, up to 4 hours before their arrival time. (NO ORANGE JUICE)

Children 10 years old and up:

• These children may have clear liquids, such as water and apple juice, up to 8 hours before their arrival time. (NO ORANGE JUICE)

Preparing for Discharge:

You are required to have an adult (someone over 18 years old) to arrive with you, stay during your procedure and then take you home.
Public transportation is not an acceptable form of transportation home from the hospital.
If someone is not available to stay at the hospital during the surgical procedure, a ride by a friend or relative will be acceptable.
Please come to the hospital with the name and telephone number(s) of the individual who will escort you home. This person will be contacted prior to your surgical procedure to confirm that they will be picking you up from the hospital. However, your procedure will be cancelled if your ride cannot be contacted.