Projection of visible, non-treatment light onto an eye to illuminate specific areas of the surgical field is disclosed herein. A surgical system may include a surgical console； a microscope communicatively coupled to the surgical console； a camera communicatively coupled to the surgical console； and a projector operable to project light onto an eye. The projector may be communicatively coupled to the surgical console. A method for light projection may include collecting information from an eye using a camera； determining the light projection based, at least in part, on the collected information； and projecting visible, non-treatment light onto the eye using a projector.
