Include parking or drop-off, preparation, treatment, recovery, and discharge.
Laser procedure day
Arrive prepared and leave safely accompanied.
Allow up to 4 hours for your visit. Your surgeon's team will guide your treatment, preparation, recovery, and discharge.
You must go home with another adult.
You cannot drive yourself or leave unaccompanied, including by public transport. Someone will need to sign you out after the anaesthetic.
Eat and drink normally unless your surgeon has told you otherwise.
Your accompanying adult needs to sign you out and take you home.
Getting here and parking
Drop-off, pick-up, or park nearby.
Some patients are dropped off and picked up by the adult taking them home. If you or your support person need to park, nearby options include Eastgate, Westfield Bondi Junction, and Waverley Library.
Rates, free periods, opening hours, height limits, and entry points can change. Please check current signs or the car park website before your visit.
Eastgate Bondi Junction Spring Street shopping centre parking, with car park entry via Ebley Street or Newland Street. Westfield Bondi Junction Large shopping centre car park with ticketless parking and membership-based free parking periods. Waverley Library Nearby public parking around the Waverley Library and Bondi Junction area. Check current signs before you leave your car.
What to expect
Your visit is structured and guided at each step.
Your surgeon or clinical team will provide any instructions specific to your treatment. The outline below helps you understand the usual flow of the day.
Arrive and check in
Come to Suite 201, Level 2, 35 Spring Street. Allow up to 4 hours for parking or drop-off, check-in, preparation, treatment, recovery, and discharge.
Eye measurements are rechecked
An orthoptist will recheck your eye measurements and the team will confirm your scans before treatment proceeds.
Final checks with your clinical team
Your surgeon and team will review everything and guide you through the next steps.
Preparation before the laser room
Patients are usually given oral sedation to help them stay relaxed and comfortable. Your eyelids are carefully cleaned to help lower the risk of infection.
Treatment, rest, and discharge
After laser treatment, you will rest, receive something to eat and drink, and be reviewed by your surgeon before you leave.
What to wear
Dress comfortably for a cool treatment room.
Wear comfortable, loose clothing, a warm layer, and socks. The laser room is kept cool.
Please avoid eye or facial makeup, perfume, aftershave, hairspray, and oily creams around the eyes.
Food and drink
You do not need to fast. Please eat and drink normally unless your surgeon has told you otherwise.
Contact lenses
Follow your surgeon's instructions about when to stop wearing contact lenses before treatment.
After treatment
You will rest at the centre, receive something to eat and drink, and see your surgeon before your accompanying adult takes you home.