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Correction Procedures: phaser

What to Expect During & After the Procedure

  • When you arrive at AAPECS Eye Care your vision and eyeglass prescription may be checked one more time. Anesthetic eye drops will be placed in your eyes and you will be offered Valium if you are nervous.
  • You will be brought into the surgical suite, your eye will be prepped (cleaned with a Betadine solution) and a small wire speculum is used to hold your eye open.
  • You will be asked to look straight up into a very bright light coming from the large microscope.
  • Dr. Frenkel will create a small (<1/4") incision into the eye.
  • Very small surgical instruments are used to open the capsule holding the eye's natural lens.
  • The lens is then removed using an instrument called a phacoemulsifier which generates sound waves used to break the lens into tiny fragments.
  • A second instrument removes any remaining debris from the lens capsule.
  • Once the capsule is completely empty, the new synthetic lens is folded, inserted into the capsule, and unfolded.
  • The entire surgery usually takes less than 10 minutes and is associated with minimal or no discomfort.

Post-op care
After your PHASER experience is completed, you will be given a post-op pack that will include post-op medications and instructions.

What To Expect in the first 24 - 48 hours
You may notice

  • A mild foreign body sensation
  • Mild to moderate redness in your eye
  • Small hemorrhages over the white of the eye

Follow-up care
Your first post-op visit will occur within a few hours of the surgery. Arrangement for follow-up will be made at AAPECS Eye Care or with your own eye doctor. Most patients are then seen 3 days, 10 days, and 4 months after surgery.

Post-op instructions

  • You will use two different eye drops four times a day for 3 days and then continue one of these drops four times a day for an additional 21 days.
  • You should avoid heavy lifting (over 20 lbs.) and strenuous activity for 10 days.
  • You should not rub your eyes for one month.
  • You should call Dr. Frenkel for any redness, irritation, blurred vision, or other unexpected problems.

* The most important rule is that there is no such thing as bothering Dr. Frenkel.

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