Device (1) for use in eye surgery, comprising a gas pressure apparatus (14) to provide a variable outlet pressure (PA), a fluid container (7； 32； 43), to provide a fluid (5) to wash an eye (2), the fluid container (7； 32； 43) being attached, on a lower side in the operative position, with a surgical handpiece (3), to deliver the fluid (5 ) with an irrigation pressure that can be predetermined by the operator (PI) to the eye (2), the fluid container (7； 32； 43) being attached, on an upper side in the operative position, with a connecting element ( 9； 20； 26； 33； 41； 45), the fluid container (7； 32； 43) being connected through a pin (16； 21； 27； 34) of the connecting element (9； 20； 26 ； 33； 41； 45), on a lower side of a gas phase vessel (10； 31), with the gas phase vessel (10； 31), the gas phase vessel (10, 31 being filled) ) at least in part with the fluid (5), and pres entering the gas phase vessel (10； 31) and / or the fluid container (7； 32； 43) a gas phase (12； 39； 44) and the gas phase (12； 39； 44) being connected through the connecting element (9； 20； 26； 33； 41； 45) or a fluid container conduit (40) with the gas pressure apparatus (14), whereby through the variable outlet pressure (PA) of the pressure pressure apparatus gas (14) the irrigation pressure (PI) of the surgical handpiece (3) can be regulated and a first channel (17； 23) being configured in the connecting element (9； 20； 26； 33； 41； 45) ； 29； 35； 46) and a second channel (18； 24； 30； 36), the gas phase vessel (10； 31) being connected through the first channel (17； 23； 29； 35； 46) with its surroundings or with the gas pressure apparatus (14), and joining the second channel the gas phase container (10； 31) and the fluid container (7； 32； 43), characterized in that the pin (16 ； 21； 27； 34) has an end, which is projected on the gas phase vessel (10, 31), arriving, throughout at delivery of the fluid with an irrigation pressure (PI) predetermined by the operator to the eye, the first channel (17； 2. 3；
