NegreyJahnle Eye Associates
Questions To Be Asked By Patients Prior To Eye Surgery:
  1. May my usual morning dosage of Advil be taken to help relieve my usual morning unsteadiness or possible lightheartedness?
  2. Should my usual morning eye drops (timoptic and Isoptcarpine) be omitted?
  3. How long is the operation expected to last?
  4. Is it completely painless? Does patient lie flat or sit up normally?
  5. Is an unavoidable sneeze dangerous-even if muffled?
  6. What time will the hospital car arrive to transport me to the operating room? On the certification slip, can I name the driver as the individual who will "escort me home"?

Questions To Be Asked By Patients After Eye Surgery:

  1. Are there any restrictions on physical activity?
  2. May the patient bend over or lean over to do various things necessary in daily life?
  3. Will straining at stool, as is often required in connection with Metamusil and Surfak, create any problem?
  4. Will a new prescription be issued to supplement or replace the three eye drops now in use (the three that are now getting low)?
  5. It is my understanding that this operation involves only the one eye and will have no adverse effect on the other eye?

Expectations:

  1. Is the operation expected to restore all or most of normal sight to the specific eye?
  2. If not, will it improve existing vision significantly-such as reducing the extreme glare now experienced outdoors, especially on cloudy days; and improving visual penetration of shaded or dimly lit areas; improving the ability to read ordinary print without straining; and improving the distinctness of distant vision and reducing the often hazy or murky effect noticeable in cloudy weather especially.
  3. Will the operation dispel or reduce the risk of further loss of sight?

Other:

  1. Does a discussion with the anesthesiologist imply that the patient is offered a choice of some sort or some other benefit?
  2. Does the certification slip imply that the patient is allowed no breakfast before surgery? If so, could I have permission to take my two Advil capsules with 2 or 3 crackers?

Reference: Dr. Richard Jahnle