I didn’t have any anesthesia. I was awake talking to the doc. I heard the vacuum sound when he sucked the cataract out. I had the meds put in under the replacement lens so I wouldn’t have to use drops. Made for some very interesting floaters for a couple of days. But no drops every 4 hours like hubby had. I had one really bad one because of meds I was taking, they took it out. A year later they took the other. My first reaction, wow, clouds are 3D! Amazing how it changes what you see.
Not even eye drop anesthesia? My doctor gave me eyedrops which numbed my eye. My eye "went to sleep" after the surgery, and I couldn't see for about 20 minutes.