Q&A: How does cataract surgery work?
Question by Sonata: How does cataract surgery work?
I know what the procedure is. What I’m interested in is what the experience is like. I may go for cataract surgery in the near future and I know that you need to keep your eye open the whole time thus I doubt they can put you to sleep for it. However I am very prone to flinching when something gets close to my eyes so I’m concerned about ruining the procedure by not being able to keep my eye open.
Has anyone under gone the procedure?
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Answer by mickey
I had both my eyes done, and I never thought I would be able to do it. They give you something to relax you and put a sheet over you. You can hear them talking, but you feel nothing and see nothing. Don’t be scared.
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Your eye is numbed with either topical drops or an injection behind the eyeball. They use a clamp to hold your lids open (ever see “Clockwork Orange”? Kind of like that, but more gentle)
Many people have some sedation for the procedure. Some do not.
We only use general anesthesia in patients who cannot hold still (dementia or mentally handicapped people, for example, or those with such severe lung disease that they can’t stop coughing)
they use an instrument to keep your eye open for you so you can be awake or asleep and its not going to matter.
most people just have a local anesthesia numbing eye drop for the procedure but if you are the nervous type and think you will flinch then you can ask for a sedative.
very few people get general anesthesia for the procedure (i’m one of those people cuz i have extremely complex eyes and the surgeon didn’t know how long it would take).
ask your eye dr about all of your options.