Procedure Overview/Details |  | The test involves placing a small amount of a radioactive eye drop in each eye. Pictures will be taken to follow the flow of your tears through the tear ducts.
Preparation
- Bring a list of all medications and supplements you take. This includes vitamins, herbal remedies, and holistic medications.
- Any of these procedures is subject to change according to the nuclear medicine physician. The duration of the tests is a rough estimate. Please be aware that the time may be lengthened if a scan has to be repeated, if emergency cases are brought to the department or due to unforeseen circumstances.
About the Procedure
- The procedure takes about 45 minutes.
- A technologist will briefly explain the test to you and try to answer any questions you may have about the procedure.
- A technologist will ask you a few questions about your medical history and medications.
- You will be asked to lie down on a bed with a camera positioned above your head.
- The technologist will place one drop of radioactive tracer in each eye.
- Pictures will be taken in intervals for 30 to 45 minutes.
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Directions for Departments | | Directions from PARKING RAMP (Preferred Entrance):
Enter the six story parking ramp on College Avenue. No matter where you park, take the elevator to the third floor. Once on the third floor, you can enter the Robert C. Neldberg building using the large set of automatic doors. Once in the building, continue walking down the hallway until you reach the enclosed skywalk that will take you across the street. Cross College Avenue by this skywalk and turn left at the first hallway. Take the elevators “R,S,T” to the first floor. Proceed straight to the first hallway and turn left. Radiology office window is on your right.
Directions from PARKING LOT A:
Park in Parking Lot A (the parking lot which is to the east of the Robert C. Neldberg building, 580 W. College Avenue). Directly across the street is the “East Entrance”, this is labeled by a brown and white sign. Enter through the East Entrance and go to the main doors directly in front of you. Once in the hallway, take a right. Go all the way to the end of this hallway, and then take a left. Continue down this hallway until you reach the elevators labeled G&H on your right hand side. Take these elevators up one floor to the first floor. Radiology is on your left. Check in at the Radiology office window. |