Information regarding admissions

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO ALL PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR OPERATIONS AT OCUMED

Admission

• Kindly confirm your operation time with the receptionist at the consulting rooms the day before the operation date.

• Arrive at Ocumed at the EXACT TIME given to you by the receptionist. Operations are pre-scheduled in a specific order, so a TOO EARLY arrival WILL NOT cause surgery to commence earlier than scheduled. Should you arrive late however, you may miss your turn.

• Bring your I.D. book and Medical Aid card with you.

• You will be required to fill in forms at the hospital, therefore bring your glasses.

• Bring along a list of medications used, allergies and PI results (if you are using Warfarin).

• A routine urine test will be done at the hospital, therefore make sure you are prepared.

Food and Medication

• You may not have anything to drink or eat closer than 6 hours before your operation. Children under 2 years may take a small amount of clear liquid like water/rooibos tea without milk, 4 hours before admission.

• Those patients that use chronic medication MUST take their blood pressure tablets and diabetic medicine with their breakfast. Diabetic medication must also be brought along to the hospital.

• Asthma patients [and patients wih other lung diseases] MUST bring their inhalers with them to hospital and take it into theatre as well.

• Water is provided after surgery.

Discharge

• As a result of the administration of intravenous medication during surgery that may cause dizziness, you are not allowed to go home alone or drive a vehicle after surgery. Therefore, please arrange transportation beforehand.

• We also advise patients not to stay alone the night after surgery, for the same reasons.

• Post-operative instructions on eye care and eye drops will be given after surgery.

Clothing

• Local aneasthetic procedures: Comfortable clothes and any underwear.

• General anesthetic procedures: Comfortable clothes and cotton panty/underpants.

• Laser procedures: Comfortable clothes

General

• Remove all make-up before admission, since it may cause infection after surgery.

• Shower or take a bath before admission in order to protect yourself and fellow patients.

• Ocumed takes no responsibility for any valuables, therefore leave all valuables at home or entrust it to the person accompanying you.