text: care to be taken after a cataract surgery? worry is that after one year of the surgery it is felt that eye ball size is getting reduced and often there is aslight pain on right top of the rt operated eye. your eye will be covered the day of surgery with a patch and a metal shield. your glasses may not fit over the patch and shield, but your physician will probably remove the patch and shield the next day. you must then wear either your glasses or the shield while awake to protect your eye. you must wear the shield over your eye while sleeping. do not rub your eye. you will see your physician in the clinic the day following surgery. you will then need to be checked periodically during the next 3 months. your physician will determine how frequently you will need to return. vision may be blurred in the operated eye right after surgery. it should gradually improve as healing progresses. many patients see better within a few days. between 4 and 12 weeks after surgery your physician will prescribe a new lens for your glasses.