@mermaid7272
The normal sedation is twilight so you are awake but relaxed. I chose no sedation as sedation scared me more than the surgery because I have never had anything stronger than novocaine and I overreact to medicines. You could request full sedation if you want.

Your eye is fully numbed so you feel nothing. (I did feel when water splashed outside my eye.) You just see the bright light overhead. I found the BP cuff inflating about every 3 minutes the most annoying part of the procedure.