Month: November 2020

The day of surgery: Information for patients

November, 2020

Considerations pre-operative on the day of surgery In the outpatient clinic, the discussion is made on the type of anaesthesia that is required. To be absolutely safe if general anaesthesia or sedation is required, refrain from having a meal for six hours prior to surgery. Small sips of fluid are acceptable. It is important not to stop your systemic medications. For example, having a raised blood pressure on the day of surgery is hugely...

Tube surgery: Salient information for patients

November, 2020

Treating pressure: Pressure can be manipulated in many different ways: medical, laser or surgical. Surgical intervention can have many guises, including minimally invasive surgery, which tends to be an excellent choice in early disease. Some patients may require filtration surgery, with the traditional technique being trabeculectomy. However, in situations where a trabeculectomy has failed or likely to fail, tube shunt should be...