All pediatric ophthalmology surgeries are carried out on an ambulatory day care basis.
A day before the procedure, children are evaluated by an anesthesist and all administrative paper work prepared.
The child and parents are given a thorough explanation about the surgical and anesthesic procedure and asked to come the following day. Solid foods are withheld
for six hours and liquids for four hours before surgery.
According to the surgical list, the sequence and timing are determined. The parents are asked to be at the day care department an hour before the planned time of surgery.
Premedication is generally given to children older than six months.
After surgery, children are observed in the day care and discharged home when recovery is complete.
Follow up visit is scheduled according to the type of surgery. Children undergoing intraocular surgery are examined on the following day while those undergoing extra ocular surgery are seen one to two weeks after the surgery.