Is LASIK Eye Surgery Painful? Fortunately, LASIK eye surgery is not painful. Right before your procedure, your surgeon will place numbing eye drops into both of your eyes. While you may still feel a little bit of pressure during the procedure, you should not feel any pain.

What eye surgery feels like?

Some patients say they feel slight discomfort or mild pressure during suction and that contributes to that awkward feeling. This is usually the most uncomfortable part of the entire procedure. The doctor usually asks you to look at a light while the laser is treating the eye, but you won't feel the actual treatment.

Are you awake during eye surgery?

Retinal surgery is usually painless and performed while you remain awake and comfortable. Advances in technology have decreased the length of surgery making outpatient eye surgery possible. Before the procedure begins, you will be given anesthetic eye drops that numb the eyes.