FAQ Category: About Your Eye Surgery

After eye surgery, it is common to be prescribed with antibiotic eye drops to help prevent infections and/or anti-inflammatory eye drops to minimize inflammation. It is also common to have pressure lowering eye drops to help control the eye pressures post surgery. In addition, Yyou may need frequent lubricating eye drops such as non-preserved artificial… Continue reading How long will I need eye drops for after surgery?

Based on the type of surgery, we will provide clear post-op instructions. If you have had vitrectomy surgery and there is a gas bubble in your eye, it is important that you do not fly until the gas bubble clears. The pressure in the eye will increase due to high altitude.

If you are not insured, or if you have private health insurance but do not have hospital cover, we can obtain a quote from the hospital or day surgery and provide you with an estimate of costs.

If you have private health insurance, you will usually be covered for part of the medical fees incurred as an in-patient at the hospital or day surgery. We advise to always check with your private health insurer to verify if you are covered for the procedure. We can provide all the information including Medicare item… Continue reading Will my private health insurance pay for my eye surgery?

Generally you will need a week to 2 weeks to recover from cataract surgery. During this initial post-operative period, we will check your eyes a couple of times and make sure you are recovering well and taking the eye drops as instructed. A longer period of 2- 4 weeks may be required if you need… Continue reading How long will I have to take off work after eye surgery?