Honestly there was no pain at all...I was sent home with two eye pads on (luckily husband was there to guide me back to the car) and had to use eye drops for 4 days...vision very blurred the day after but I was on holiday from work so just slept the day away...2nd day i could do very basic things and blurring was clearing..3rd day could see tv and read most of the newspaper and 4th day it was great...we went for a walk in the countryside and i realised that it was the first time i'd ever seen such beauty without the aid of glasses or contact lenses...worth every penny for me. x