Patient education
For patients
and their families
Clear answers about cataract surgery preparation, recovery, everyday activity, eye drops, glasses and vision after lens replacement.
Your clinician’s individual instructions and your clinic’s written guidance always take priority.
Sudden visual loss, severe pain, increasing redness, flashes or a curtain in your vision?
Contact the organisation where you were treated or seek urgent ophthalmic care. Social media is not suitable for emergency consultation.
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Choose your stage of care
Six medically reviewed sections are available, from preparation and surgery to daily life, eye-drop use and spectacle correction.
Methodology
Sources and limitations
Based on Russian and international patient guidance from specialist ophthalmology organisations. Medical review: 20 July 2026.
- Botkin Hospital: patient guidance
- Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Centre: postoperative instructions
- NHS: Cataract surgery
- Moorfields Eye Hospital: Cataract
Educational information only. It does not replace individual medical advice or an in-person consultation.