Upon your arrival
Depending on the complexity of your problem, your first visit with us may require over 2 hours. If special diagnostic testing and/or laser treatment is necessary, you may need to be in our office for half a day. To perform an adequate retinal examination, it is necessary to dilate your pupils at each visit. Because this may blur your vision for 12 to 24 hours and make your eyes sensitive to light, you should arrange to have someone drive you home. Sunglasses may make you more comfortable during your trip home following your appointment.
An Ophthalmic assistant or Optometrist will note your present problem and record a detailed ocular and medical history. Please bring the names, addresses and phone numbers of the doctors involved in your care so we may keep them informed about your diagnosis and treatment. You will be asked for a list of your current medications. Your vision and intraocular pressures will be measured and eye drops will be used to dilate your pupils. Pupillary dilation requires up to 45 minutes.
Doctor will then perform a thorough ophthalmological and vitreoretinal examination. If necessary, additional diagnostic testing will then be done. This may include retinal photography, fluorescein angiography, ocular ultrasound , visual field testing or Optical coherence tomography.
Once your examination and any additional tests are completed, doctor will explain the results to you. The doctor will take all the time necessary to explain your specific problem(s) and to outline a course of action. We encourage you to bring a close family member along for the examination and explanation to be certain that all of your questions are answered and that the doctor’s recommendations are fully understood.
You can also talk to the ophthalmic assistant or counselor regarding your problem .
Your Treatment
Treatment, if necessary, may include medications, laser photocoagulation and/or operation or surgery. If medications are needed, doctor will explain the rationale for the medication(s) chosen and will provide prescriptions and instructions.
Laser treatments are performed in our office and are done with local anesthesia. It may be necessary to schedule laser treatments to be performed at a later date following your consultation visit. If the need for treatment is urgent or if you are traveling a distance that makes such future scheduling difficult for you, laser treatment may be performed on the same day as your consultation visit. In this case, the time you spend in our office may be longer than expected; we strive to accommodate your need for urgent treatment yet stay on schedule for other patients’ appointments..
If operation or surgery is required, it will be scheduled at one of our affiliated hospital – Sarvodaya Super Speciality Hospital, Plot No. – D 3 , Kavi Nagar Ind. Area, Near Diamond Flyover, Ghaziabad. . Depending on the nature and urgency of your particular condition, surgery may be done the same day as your consultation, the following day, or scheduled at an appropriate time in the future. Most surgical procedures are done with one night in the hospital. Various catagory rooms are available in the hospital you can ask about hospitalisation and cost from the counselor .After surgery, you will be given complete instructions for post-operative care.
Health plans/Insurance usually require preauthorization for surgery for cashless mediclaim.
All patients for surgery will need to have Blood investigations and a physical examination completed by physician within 7 days prior to surgery.
