ROQUE Eye Clinic • SMILE Pro surgery-day patient instructions
On surgery day: the essentials
Arrive at the exact laser facility and time confirmed in your appointment instructions. Arrange for a responsible adult to bring you home; do not drive after surgery. Follow the specific instructions provided for eating, medication and eye drops. Avoid eye makeup, face creams near the eyes and strong fragrance on the day of treatment.
The day before
- Confirm your laser-center location, date, arrival time and planned procedure with ROQUE Eye Clinic.
- Tell the team if you develop fever, eye redness, discharge, a new eye injury or another health change.
- Review the consent discussion and ask any remaining questions.
- Arrange a companion and transportation home. Keep the remainder of surgery day free for rest.
- Follow the medication and contact-lens instructions given specifically to you.
Eating, drinking and medicines
Do not assume fasting is required or not required. Eating and drinking instructions can differ if sedation or additional procedures are planned. Follow the surgical team's individualized written instructions. Continue or hold prescription medicines only as directed by your prescribing clinician or surgical team.
What to wear and bring
- Comfortable clothes; bring a light jacket if the laser suite is cool.
- Your identification, glasses, medication list and requested medical records.
- The companion who will take you home.
- Sunglasses for comfort if the team recommends them.
- No eye makeup, false eyelashes or adhesive products near the eyes; avoid perfume or scented hair products that may interfere with the controlled laser environment.
What happens in the laser suite?
- The team verifies your identity, consent, correct eye(s) and surgical plan.
- Staff apply anesthetic drops and position you under the laser.
- The surgeon explains where to look while the eye is aligned and stabilized.
- The laser creates the lenticule and small opening; the surgeon then removes the lenticule.
- Your eye is checked, postoperative medicines and precautions are reviewed, and you are discharged when your team considers it safe.
You may feel pressure or brief discomfort. The advertised short laser scan is not the total time you will spend at the treatment center.
After the operation
- Leave with your companion; do not drive yourself.
- Rest and use only medications given or approved by your treating team.
- Do not rub or press on the eye.
- Obtain your written postoperative instructions and the follow-up schedule before leaving.
- Know how to contact your surgeon urgently if symptoms worsen.
Warning signs after surgery
Severe or increasing pain, sudden decline in vision, marked redness, discharge or pronounced light sensitivity requires urgent ophthalmic assessment, not an ordinary booking request.
Read next: SMILE Pro postoperative instructions | SMILE Pro patient guide.
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Important: Arrival location, medication orders, anesthesia/fasting instructions and any protective-eye-wear protocol are patient-specific and must be confirmed in your actual surgical instructions.
Clinical references
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