#Eye surgery, also known as #ocular #surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa, typically by an #ophthalmologist. An expert eye surgeon is responsible for selecting the appropriate surgical procedure for the patient, and for taking the necessary safety precautions. Mentions of eye surgery can be found in several ancient texts dating back as early as 1800 BC, with cataract treatment starting in the fifth century BC. Today it continues to be a widely practiced type of surgery, with various #techniques having been developed for treating eye #problems. Contents 1 Preparation and precautions, 2 #Laser eye surgery, 3 #Cataract surgery, 4 #Glaucoma surgery, 4.1 #Canaloplasty, 5 #Refractive surgery, 6 #Corneal surgery, 7 #Vitreoretinal surgery, 8 Eye #muscle surgery, 9 #Oculoplastic surgery, 9.1 #Eyelid surgery, 9.2 #Orbital surgery, 9.3 Other oculoplastic surgery, 10 Surgery involving the lacrimal apparatus, 11 Eye #removal,12 Other surgery,13 #References