I don’t like needles or the thought of a General anaesthetic. Is it true a Cataract Operation can be done under just eye drops?
Yes. Usually Cataract surgery performed under local anaesthetic involves the injection of anaesthetic around the eye. This has a small rate of complications but some can be serious such as a bleed behind the eye or accidentally entering the eye. My preferred method of Cataract Surgery is under eye drops. This allows for faster visual recovery as well as avoiding the fear of needles around the eye. This eye drop technique also means that the eye will not look bruised after.
