Device (1) for protection against visual exposure of the facial and cranial area of a patient, characterized in that the device (1) comprises, - a support structure (2) comprising, at least two lateral sectors (3) that extend vertically, an upper sector (4) joined to the lateral sectors (3), a union sector (5) configured to join the sectors laterals (3) and the upper sector (4), a frontal sector (6) delimited by the upper sector (4) and the lateral sectors (3), - a cover (8) attachable to the support structure (2) that partially covers the front sector (6), the upper sector (4) and the lateral sectors (3), where the cover (8) comprises an upper face, a front face and two side faces. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)