Laser Eye Surgery including cataracts and cataract surgery - Currect Cataract Technology Current cataract technology Cataract surgery is usually fast, comfortable, and quite successful. Surgery can and ususally is performed as outpatient surgery.
Anesthesia consists of minimal sedation and a local block for comfort.
The surgery usually takes less than 15 minutes. You return home in less than two hours total and may resume normal activity almost immediately. Cataracts are never removed with lasers . The instrument is called a phacoemulsifier and is not a laser. Once the cloudy lens is removed, a lens implant is necessary to restore the focus of the eye.