Patient Section
- Your identification card / ID book
- GP reference letter (if applicable)
- All relevant previous doctor reports
- Medical Aid authorization confirmation
- The initial cash payment for the first consultation (our accounts department will confirm the amount when you schedule your appointment).
We realize the importance of financial planning before any procedure, whether one has a medical aid or not. In this instance, we urge you to make sure what your specific medical aid option benefits include so as to discuss the best treatment possibilities with you.
Key financial information
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We charge contracted fees;
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We treat Discovery Keycare patients at the prescribed rate;
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An initial cash payment is required with the first consultation until medical aid details can be verified.
As a practice we care about our community
To reach more people in the community of Potchefstroom, Dr. Van Wyk initiates cooperation with the health industry and different hospitals to provide services to a large number of people free of charge on an annual basis.
What to expect during your first visit at Dr Van Wyk.
Pre- and Post-operative information
CATARACT SURGERY
Preoperative care
Postoperative care
Your eye will be closed for two hours. Then the treatment with the drops are started and the eye must be covered with the patch and shield for the first two hours. After two hours the eye can be opened and the drops must be instilled according to the instructions given on discharge. The shield must be worn for the first day, without the cotton. The shield must be worn at night for a week when sleeping. You should not experience any pain or constant tearing of the operated eye. Otherwise, the doctor must be contacted immediately. The operated eye must be more comfortable and see better on a daily basis.
Typically the second eye, if needed, is operated a week later. At the follow-up visit you will receive information on which type of reading glasses to use for the first six weeks. Spectacle tests can be performed after six weeks as the eye has then usually stabilized. Please be sure to inform the hospital staff of any allergies, chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension or if you suffer from porphyria. Also bring all issued drops to every consultation.
Retina SURGERY
Retinal Detachment Repair
After the procedure you will have to constantly maintain a certain head position for several days for the gas bubble to gradually disappear. Dr van Wyk will explain and show you exactly what position to maintain and for how long. The positioning is usually for 50 minutes of each hour and then for the remaining 10 minutes of each hour you can move around as you wish.
Your vision will be poor for at least 2 weeks after the operation if gas was inserted in your eye. Your vision will remain blurry if silicone oil was inserted during the repair operation. You should never experience brow pain or eye socket pain or nausea after the operation, otherwise you must immediately notify Dr van Wyk.
Vitrectomy
Epiretinal membrane Surgery
Macular hole surgery
AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
INJECTIONS IN THE EYE
STRABISMUS SURGERY
PTERYGIUM SURGERY