The mainstream procedure for cataract surgery is ultrasound-emulsification lens extraction (Phaco), which has been popularized in China. This procedure is minimally invasive and has a rapid postoperative recovery.
The procedure is relatively procedural, and the approximate process is as follows: after surface anesthesia of the operated eye, the eyelid is propped open with a lid opener, and two incisions are made at the corneal limbus, one main incision and one lateral incision, and then a viscoelastic is injected to hold up the space in front of the eye and reserve space for the later surgical operation. The lid has to be removed to pull out the contents inside. After the lid is opened, the cloudy lens nucleus and lens cortex inside are emulsified by ultrasound and then aspirated out, and the capsule bag is preserved.
You can open the eye gauze and move freely the day after surgery. Avoid water in the eye for one week after surgery, and you can use your eye normally after one week. It may take one or two months for the incision to heal completely, and it takes until three months for the refractive state to stabilize, at which time you will have more stable vision.
Therefore, it will not affect normal life after cataract surgery, and it will take some time for the vision to reach its best state.