Surgical system having pneumatic manifolds with integral air cylinders

ophthalmic surgical system comprising: a surgical console (100) to manage flow of irrigation fluid and aspiration by means of pneumatic subsystems, the console comprising a portion (110) cassette receiving adapted to receive a cassette (10), characterized the system because it presents: a) at least one pneumatic manifold (200) located in the vicinity of the portion (110) cassette receiving surgical console (100) so that the cassette can be coupled via fluid to the console , wherein the at least one manifold bore (256); b) being received an air cylinder (245) telescopically into the bore, the cylinder comprising a piston (350) and a hole (360) which pneumatically connects the cylinder to the manifold, the piston (350) being adapted to be extended or retracted by pressurized air supplied to the cylinder (245) through the manifold (210) and entering the cylinder through the hole (360), wherein the pneumatic manifold (200) comprises a main manifold (210) with a manifold suction (220) and / or a manifold of irrigation (230) and / or a manifold orifice (240), wherein the suction manifold and manifold irrigation are adapted to communicate pneumatically and fluidly with a cassette (10) through the main manifold when the cassette is received by the cassette receiving portion.