Eye surgery makes me squint. We fear losing our sight as it is such an important sense. Here in this photograph the focus is so important. Thankfully what needs to be sharp and in focus is indeed in focus. Those two tiny prong ends of the metal tweezers appear so sharp. I can feel them touching my eyeball whilst the skin around is being pulled oped and wedged apart. It’s a painful photograph to view, well done.

Robbie Shone

National Geographic photographer