Eye is one of the delicate organs in the body of human being. Therefore more care should be taken in order to prevent the eyes during the surgical procedure. It is the duty of the ophthalmologist to identify the need for the specific procedure and he is the only person responsible to perform the eye surgery in a safe way. Even some of the institutions will ask the patients about the mode of treatments. The first thing for doing the operation is giving the proper anesthesia. Retrobulbar and peribulbar techniques are sometimes used to protect the surrounding area of the eye which is used to eliminate the pain sensation.

For quick procedures it is Topical anesthesia using lidocaine topical gel is used. For this procedure the cooperation of the patient must be needed for the smooth process of the procedure. The area of the surgery should be cleaned with proper sterile precautions. The usage of antiseptics like povidone-iodine, sterile drapes, gowns and gloves are the most important thing to be noted. In this process eye speculum is inserted in order to keep the eye wide open.