Most people are aware of an uncomfortable or sore eye after surgery, rather than having a painful eye. The last part of the operation involves injecting a local anaesthetic around the eye and this controls the pain in the few hours after the operation when it would be at its most severe.

After this tablets such as Paracetamol or Ibruprofen (Nurofen) seem to be adequate. It is rare for people to have to use stronger painkillers than this.