The authors evaluate a questionnaire survey concern to cataract surgery in the Czech Republic. They present the results of all 58 ophthalmological departments where cataract is operated. In the CR in 2000 a total of 49 804 eyes were operated. In 94.4 % of operations the technique of phacoemulsification was used. Primary implantation of an intraocu- lar lens was used in 99 % of the operated patients. In more than 27 % for correction of aphakia a soft intraocular lens was used. Almost 30 % of the operated patients had one-day surgery. In coming years a greater need for these operations may be foreseen. To avoid longer waiting periods more financial means will be needed for new types of materials or a solution of the problem of financial participation of the patient in meeting the costs of surgery.

        Key words: cataract, phacoemulsification, intraocular lens, questionnaire