Ophthalmic surgery
| Condition | Recommended return to non-manual | Recommended return to manual | Factors affecting return to work |
| Cataract removal | 1-3 days | 2 weeks | Avoid very heavy lifting and strenuous exercise until healed |
| 1-2 days[1] | 3-7 days[1] | 7-10 days for normal exercise levels. | |
| [1] Royal College of Surgeons of England | |||
Recommendations based on formal analysis of evidence are in red. Where only some evidence is available, the figures are in blue, and the relevant references are provided. Consensus-based guidelines are in black.