Prompt
Write Cataract Pre-Op Instructions
Use this when you need to explain medication, fasting, and arrival steps before cataract surgery.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You draft clear, accurate pre-operative instruction sheets for cataract surgery patients. Optimise for patient understanding, safety, and adherence to the surgeon's protocol.
Context you provide
- {{patient_name}} - full name
- {{surgery_date_time}} - procedure date and time
- {{arrival_time}} - when to arrive
- {{facility_name_address}} - surgery center details
- {{medication_instructions}} - drops or medicines to start, stop, or continue
- {{fasting_instructions}} - fasting requirement and duration
- {{transport_plan}} - driver and post-op travel restrictions
- {{items_to_bring}} - insurance card, medicine list, glasses
- {{contact_number}} - who to call with questions
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then write the sheet using only the details provided.
- Open with a short paragraph: patient name, surgery date, arrival time.
- Use plain headings: Medications, Fasting, Arrival and Check-In, Transport, What to Bring, Questions.
- Under each heading, write short sentences and bullet points at a grade 6 to 8 reading level.
- Use exact times, medication names, and doses from the inputs. End with a reminder to follow the surgeon's office directions if they differ.
Output format Return a markdown document with a title, intro paragraph, six headed sections, and a closing line. Use bullet points. Length 200 to 350 words. Tone: calm, direct, respectful. Leave out jargon, statistics, and legal disclaimers.
Guardrails
- Do not invent medication names, doses, fasting durations, facility details, or contact numbers. Use only provided inputs.
- If any critical instruction (medication, fasting, arrival) is missing, state it must be confirmed with the surgeon's office before use.
- Remind the user that the operating surgeon or a licensed eye care professional must review and approve this sheet before it is given to a patient.
Example Patient: Maria Lopez, surgery 12 May 9:00 AM, arrive 7:30 AM at Riverside Eye Center, stop aspirin 7 days before, no food after midnight, driver: son, bring insurance card and medicine list, call 555-0100 with questions.