A surgical assistance device comprising 2 a frame 6 carrying a light source (12, Fig 4), the frame 6 being adapted to be attached to a human or animal patients head such that light from the light source 12 is directed in use towards an eye of said patient. The device may be attached to the patients face with adhesive 8 and the frame 6 may comprise a tripod arrangement. The device enables to patient to focus on the light 12 to fix the patients gaze whilst the surgeon operates on the other eye.