An apparatus is provided for monitoring an orbital area, including an eye, of a patient during surgery. A flexible pressure-sensitive element is configured to be responsive to a change in pressure applied thereto. The pressure-sensitive element is adapted to be applied over and adhered to the orbital area so as to be disposed over and conformed to a closed eyelid and the eye associated therewith, to sense pressure affecting the eye of the patient. A measuring arrangement is in communication with the pressure-sensing element, wherein the measuring arrangement is configured to determine a change in a property of the pressure-sensitive element in response to the pressure-sensitive element experiencing a change in pressure applied thereto. Associated methods are also provided.
