Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 2/20/2011

Question
I AM HAVING CATARACT SURGERY ON WEDNESDAY. I HAVE BAD ANXIETY AND I TAKE KLONOPIN .5 MORNING,.5AFTERNOON,.5 NIGHTTIME. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY MEDICINE THE MORNING OF THE SURGERY LIKE ALWAYS. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME PROPOFOL AND DEADING MY EYE. I AM SO SCARE  TO TAKE THE KLONOPIN BECAUSE OF A REACTION. I ALSO TAKE AMBIEN 10MG AT NIGHT.I TAKE 5 WHEN I GO TO BED, AND 5 WHEN I WAKE UP ABOUT 3'O CLOCK. DOES THIS SEEM RIGHT TO YOU.

Answer
There is not a problem with it. For your surgery they will give you Propofol to put you to sleep fo 5 minutes while they give you a local anesthetic block to your eye. After that, you will wake up and be awake for the surgery but will not feel any pain.

Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston