Patient Information

• Avoid any aspirin and ibuprofen products 7 days prior to your surgery. Tylenol is fine. Discontinue herbal medications, vitamin E, and severe low calorie diets at least two to three weeks prior to surgery.  
• Do not drink any alcoholic beverages 48 hours prior to surgery.
• Do not smoke cigarettes after 1 a.m. the morning of surgery.
• Do not eat (including gum and hard candy) after 10 p.m. the night before. Anesthesia Personnel may cancel your surgery if any of these instructions are not followed.
• Do not wear any makeup, lotions, or jewelry to the hospital. Leave all valuables at home.
• Please contact the office if you develop any cold or flu symptoms.
• You must have a responsible adult accompany you on the day of your surgery with the understanding that they must stay while the procedure is being done. Any minor must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
• The appropriate time of your surgical procedure is assigned in the morning the day prior to the surgery. The hospital personnel will call you with the time in the afternoon or evening the day prior to the surgery. Generally, you will need to arrive at least two hours prior to the scheduled time of the operation unless instructed otherwise.
• Please call within 24 hours of the hospital’s discharge for a post-operative appointment. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• The office staff or answering service is always available to answer your calls and there is a doctor on call at all times. 

Adults

• Stop eating solid food at 10 p.m. on the night before surgery. Milk and thicker drinks are considered food.
• On the day of surgery, you may drink clear liquids until 2 hours before your scheduled arrival time. Clear liquids include water, Gatorade, clear tea, black coffee with no cream or milk, carbonated beverages and apple or cranberry juice.

Pediatrics

• Stop eating solid food at 10 p.m. on the night before surgery.
• Stop drinking formula 6 hours before your arrival time.
• Stop drinking breast milk 4 hours before your arrival time.
• On the day of surgery, you may drink clear liquids until two hours before your scheduled arrival time.
• Clear liquids include water, Gatorade, clear tea (no cream or milk), carbonated beverages and apple or cranberry juice.

Patients With Diabetes

• Stop eating solid food at 10 p.m. on the night before surgery.
• On the day of your surgery, you may have sugar-free clear liquids including diet soda, black coffee, or black tea without cream or milk, 2 hours prior to your scheduled arrival time.
• If your blood sugar is less than 80 mg / DL or you are symptomatic, you may drink 4 oz clear apple juice (no cider).

• Your health insurance card 
• Picture identification (Driver’s license or passport)
• Loose comfortable clothes; if you are having cataract surgery, please wear a button-down shirt
• Do not wear contact lenses on the day of the surgery; if you plan on bringing contact lenses or glasses to wear after your procedure, please bring a case to secure them
• Hearing aids and a case to secure them if you want to use them
• If you are scheduled to spend the night at the hospital, you may want to bring toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant)
• If you are scheduled to spend the night please bring your CPAP or BiPAP machine if you use one
• A list of your medications
• Pharmacy name and phone number
• Comfortable walking shoes with a rubber sole
• Inhalers if you use them
• If you use oxygen at home, please bring your oxygen tank and any other necessary respiratory equipment
• If you have implanted device, pacemaker or defibrillator, please bring your ID card and controller
• Specialty medical equipment you use at home (example: equipment for peritoneal dialysis)
• An adult with the companion with a valid driver’s license who will stay in the hospital during your procedure

• Money 
• Jewelry, watches, body piercings, wedding rings
• Valuables
• For your safety, failure to comply may result in your surgery being delayed or canceled.