What can you see, see, and feel during cataract surgery?

Thanks to the rapid development of science and technology, cataract surgeries have become far faster, more efficient, and safer than before. However, fear and anxiety persist in patients, in part due to the fact that local, droplet anesthesia is used for surgery, and that the patient remains awake during the intervention. 

Immediately before the intervention begins, the surgeon will rinse your eyes with a cold solution that cleanses the eyes and helps prevent infection. During this procedure, you will feel cold on your skin, but not in your eyes, because your eyes are anesthetized.

During surgery, the surgeon uses a special microscope that will emit light into your eyes. It is possible that this light will bother you at the beginning of the intervention, but during the operation your eyes will get used to this feeling.

One of the most common questions patients ask is, “What if I blink during surgery?”. Don’t worry, this can’t happen because an instrument will be placed on your eyelids to prevent blinking.

For the duration of the operation, you will hear the sound of an ultrasound machine being used to remove the cataract.

The surgeon will use a special saline solution, so you can feel the solution flowing past your ears.

surgeon implants the intraocular lens in place of the eye’s natural lens, you may feel a slight pressure in the eye. After placing the lens, some patients say that at that moment they see as if through crystal amber, i.e. in yellow shades. Don’t be scared, it’s a short-term effect. After installing a new lens, your vision will become better and of better quality.

What is important to emphasize is that the operation does not take more than 15-20 minutes and that it is essentially painless and safe for the patient.

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