ROQUE Eye Clinic • Patient preparation instructions • SMILE Pro
Before SMILE Pro screening: the short answer
Screening determines whether SMILE Pro is safe and appropriate for your eyes. Do not stop prescription medicines or change eye drops on your own. If you use contact lenses, ask our staff exactly how long to leave them out before testing. Bring your glasses, prior eye records and medication list, and allow time for a thorough assessment.
Before you schedule your screening
- Tell the team which contact lenses you wear. Soft, rigid gas-permeable, orthokeratology and specialty lenses can affect measurements differently. The clinic will give you the appropriate contact-lens holiday and may require repeat mapping if the cornea has not stabilized.
- Bring your eyeglasses. They are useful while lenses are temporarily discontinued and help assess your usual correction.
- List all medications and health conditions. Include eye drops, dry eye, allergies, autoimmune disease, diabetes, prior eye injury or surgery, pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Bring historical prescriptions if available. Older records help assess whether your eye grade is stable.
- Discuss dry-eye or contact-lens discomfort in advance. An unstable tear film can reduce test reliability; treatment or repeat tests may be required.
- Plan for a full visit. Dilating drops may be needed for examination. If you are dilated, vision and light sensitivity can be temporarily affected, so consider a companion and do not plan to drive until safe.
During the evaluation
Your doctor may assess refraction, corneal maps, corneal thickness, tear film, eyelids, pupil response, eye pressure and the retina. Not everyone needs precisely the same tests. Completing screening does not automatically mean you are eligible for surgery.
Questions worth asking
- Are my corneal maps normal and repeatable?
- Is my prescription stable?
- Do I have dry eye or other conditions to treat first?
- Would SMILE Pro, LASIK, PRK, ICL or no surgery be the safest option?
- Will presbyopia or night-driving needs affect the result I should expect?
If you are unwell or the appointment changes
Contact the clinic before your visit if you have a red painful eye, eye infection, a new eye problem, or cannot complete the instructed contact-lens-free interval. The team may recommend rescheduling or an appropriate urgent examination.
For procedure explanation: SMILE Pro master guide | Book consultation.
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The clinic’s individual instructions take priority. Do not infer a specific contact-lens interval or use drops from a general article without clinical confirmation.
Clinical references
Sources support the clinical information above. Regulatory indications and product features can differ by country.
