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Rajesh Khanna, MD

Therefore, it is recommended to ask the surgery center
what time the surgery will begin. Avoid getting irritated due
to a delay.
5. A nurse should soon take you into the preoperative area,
where she will go over all your questions, and ask you
questions, regarding; whether you have eaten, taken your
medicines, and which eye will be operated on.
6. An IV line may be started.
7. At this time you are taken into the operating room.
8. An oxygen tube is fixed near your nose so that you can
breathe freely under the drapes.
9. This may sting a little. It is left on for a few minutes to
work best.
10. Once more the eye to be operated on, the lens, and your
name should be confirmed.
11. Unless you are allergic to iodine your eyes are cleaned with
betadine, a strong antiseptic.

Figure 6.1 Betadine prep of the eye

Surgical Steps:

1. Drape: sterile area is maintained by a drape which sticks to
the skin and forms a well defined barrier.

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