Wyatt Surgery Center

Yes, typically, you are awake during cataract surgery. This eliminates risks associated with general anesthesia (being "put to sleep") and enables your cataract surgeon to communicate with you during your procedure.

1. Please shower before you come and remove all jewelry and make up. Do not use lotions or oils after bathing.
2. Do not eat 8 hours prior to your procedure. You may have water up to 4 hours before your surgery.
3. Bring your insurance cards, picture ID, form of payment for fees along with the Wyatt Surgery Center Pre-Registration Forms.
4. Do not take insulin, diabetic medication, diuretics on the day of surgery.
5. Take blood pressure or heart medications with a sip of water unless otherwise directed by your physician.
6. You should allow a minimum of 1 to 3 hours for your stay.
7. Prior to surgery, a nurse will take your vitals.
8. A nurse will go over all post-operative instructions with you following surgery.
9. Your driver should stay at Wyatt Surgery Center for the entire time.

Your eye works much like a camera, using a lens to focus on an image. If your camera lens became cloudy, you’d have a hard time viewing the world around you.
Just like a camera, the lenses in your eyes can become cloudy as you age, making it harder for you to see. This clouding is a natural condition known as cataracts.

If you're experiencing a change in your vision, call us to schedule a consultation at (520) 815-5050.

MYTH: Cataracts "grow back."

FACT: No. Cataracts develop as the lens's cells die and accumulate; they are not a "growth" that sits on top of the eye. Occasionally patients do develop a different secondary cataract, though. In addition, when the membrane that holds the new lens implant becomes cloudy, vision can be compromised. But this can easily be treated with laser surgery, a painless, 15-minute procedure usually done at a doctor's office.

Schedule a consultation or find out more information about cataracts by contacting us at (520) 815-5050.