Health & Education · Oviedo and Llanes
King Felipe VI has cataract surgery on left eye in Oviedo, stays overnight
The routine operation on the Spanish king's left eye lasted about half an hour at the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmology Institute, according to Casa Real (the Royal Household). He will spend the night at the clinic and is due to resume his official duties on Monday, 26 October.
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In brief
The half-hour cataract operation on Felipe VI's left eye was performed on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmology Institute in Oviedo, with no complications reported by Casa Real.
Felipe VI will remain overnight at the Oviedo institute after the operation, and EL MUNDO reports he is due back on his official agenda on Monday, 26 October.
The operation
King Felipe VI underwent cataract surgery on his left eye at the Fernández-Vega Ophthalmology Institute in Oviedo on Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Royal Household said. The procedure was described as routine and lasted about half an hour, and it went ahead without complications. EL MUNDO reports that the operation took place around nine in the evening. The king will spend the night at the centre, where he remains after the surgery.
Before the surgery
The king had been in Oviedo since Thursday, 22 October, for activities linked to the Princess of Asturias Awards. On Saturday morning he travelled to Llanes with the Queen, the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía. There he presented the 'Pueblo Ejemplar de Asturias 2026' award to the Cofradía de Pescadores Santa Ana. The Queen, the Princess and the Infanta then returned to Madrid, while the king went into the institute.
What comes next
The king is due to leave the clinic after the overnight stay. EL MUNDO reports that he is scheduled to attend the opening of the Reales Academias at six in the evening on Monday, 26 October. The sources do not give details on any further treatment or recovery period.
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Sources and context
- Notícias ao MinutoKing Felipe VI undergoes cataract surgery. Will spend the night hospitalizedRei Felipe VI submetido a cirurgia às cataratas. Passará noite internado · original in Portuguese
- europa pressThe King undergoes cataract surgery on his left eye in Oviedo this...El Rey es operado de cataratas en el ojo izquierdo en Oviedo este... · original in Spanish
- EL MUNDOFelipe VI, operated on for cataracts in his left eyeFelipe VI, intervenido de cataratas en su ojo izquierdo · original in Spanish
- El PeriódicoKing Felipe VI, operated on for cataracts in his left eye in OviedoEl rey Felipe VI, operado de cataratas en el ojo izquierdo en Oviedo · original in Spanish
- Felipe VI
- King of Spain, who underwent cataract surgery in Oviedo on 24 October 2026
- Letizia
- Queen of Spain, who travelled to Llanes with the king on Saturday and then returned to Madrid
- Infanta Sofía
- Daughter of the king, who accompanied the royal family to Llanes and then returned to Madrid
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