On Wednesday, Oct. 9—the day before the surgery—nurses turned the hospital waiting room into a wedding venue. They set up balloons, decorations, and a makeshift altar, and gathered Clark's ...

From explaining the outcomes of the surgery to examining the patient’s health conditions, here are a few precautionary measures taken before eye surgery.

After the usual check-in and pre-op set-up, I was rolled into the operating room shortly before 7:30 a.m. When the anesthesiologist put the mask over my mouth, I was relieved.

Just before an orchiectomy, people will have a general anesthetic that puts them to sleep and prevents them from feeling pain. After surgery, doctors may move a person to a recovery room while the ...