“Is cataract surgery painful?”
I am a 48 year old female and I fear having cataract eye surgery. Is cataract surgery painful?
6 Answers
Usually not if done by experienced surgeons and under topical anesthesia. If course under general anaesthesia there will be no pain
Most of the time, you will feel nothing at all.
Claude D. Belgrave Jr, M.D.
Claude D. Belgrave Jr, M.D.
I have not had cataract surgery, but I have done thousands and thousands and I would say generally, a routine case is not at all painful. There are many options for anesthesia and sedation when needed and just making sure that your surgeon is aware of your apprehension should go a long way to keeping you very comfortable during the procedure. Please don’t worry. In virtually every case I finished today, the patient was shocked at how easy it was.
Stephen Hamilton, MD
Stephen Hamilton, MD
No because I use a peribulbar block and topical anesthesia
Cataract surgery is usually not painful. You will be given sedatives and numbing eye drops.
You can read more in-depth here: https://www.dfweyes.com/cataract-surgery/is-cataract-surgery-painful/
You can read more in-depth here: https://www.dfweyes.com/cataract-surgery/is-cataract-surgery-painful/
No, your eye will be numbed using eye drops before the surgery starts.
