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How long does cataract surgery take?
In my hands, the surgery itself is approximately five to ten
minutes for one eye. You will arrive at the surgery center
approximately one hour before the scheduled surgery. The
nurses will then prepare you for surgery by placing an IV in
your arm, checking your blood pressure, and putting a few
drops in your eye. Then 15 minutes prior to the surgery you'll
be brought to the operating room where your face will be
cleaned with a special solution, an oxygen tube or mask will be
placed over your nose, and you'll be covered with a sterilized
bed sheet. You will be awake, but relaxed, and perhaps in a
twilight state. If you'd like, you may doze off to sleep, though most patients choose not to. The anesthesia is local, in which
the eye is numbed - it is not general or total-body anesthesia.
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