Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the pain experience of mast and peripheral anaesthesia in cataract surgery after the insertion of intraocular lenses, to examine whether there is a difference in the pain intensity, subjective feeling of pain (discomfort, sharpness, relieving) and pain symptoms (pulsation, burning, tingling, spreading) with regard to the type of anaesthesia under which the operation is being performed. Patients and methods: Subjects were 100 patients who underwent intraocular lens insertion in cataract surgery at Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek. 42 were surgically operable under peribulbar anaesthesia and 58 subjects in topical anaesthesia. An anonymous, newly-generated questionnaire was used as an instrument of research, consisting of demographic data and scores for the assessment of pain. Results: 100 patients of both sexes, 55 to 85 years of age, were examined, 42 (42%) of them were under peribulbar anaesthesia and 58 (58%) were under topical anaesthesia. Patients under topical and peribulbar anaesthesia did not have a significant difference in postoperative intensity, sharpness, burning, pulse, spreading pain, and eye sensitivity. Patients under topical anaesthesia statistically significantly more describe the pain as throbbing than patients under peribulbar anaesthesia. Topic anaesthesia patients statistically significantly more often describe faster pain relieving over time. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the pain after cataract surgery does not depend on the type of anaesthesia and the mode of administration, but it depends on the subjective experience of the individual. This research indicates that the intensity of postoperative pain is equal under topical and peribulbar anaesthesia, while the most other studies indicate that postoperative pain is greater in topical anaesthesia. This result can be associated with greater comfort of the procedure in the topical anaesthesia causing less fear.