Survey: Some patients rate second-eye cataract surgery more painful than first

Cataract surgery in the second eye was perceived by some patients as being more painful and/or taking longer than surgery in the first eye, despite patients being more relaxed and less anxious during the second surgery, according to a survey.The prospective study included 292 patients who underwent second-eye cataract surgery; 12 patients whose surgeries took longer than 30 minutes were excluded from analysis.