Laser Eye Surgery Cost

Laser eye surgery is a corrective procedure which has helped thousands of people to get rid of their spectacles and contact lens. It is effective for the treatments of Myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. The laser eye surgery is a completely painless procedure and the patient needs not to be anesthetized. Only anesthetic drops are introduced to the eye and the surgery takes no longer than an hour. Different procedures are used in different type of laser eye surgeries. For example in Lasik Eye surgery a Keratome flap is made while in a PRK procedure the cornea’s most superficial layer is wiped off. Mainly the laser eye surgery involves the correction of vision by reshaping the cornea and thus changing its focusing power.

The laser eye surgery cost will vary depending where you are in the UK. Some clinics are even charging £4000 for regular treatment. Most of these clinics use the strategy to entice their patients with really low prices like £395 per eye but that in reality is a bait and switch tactic. Once a patient comes in for checkup and the initial assessment is done, the doctors recommend a far more costly surgery.

The price of the surgery actually depends on the clinic, the type of the laser used and the aftercare. The person looking for options for eye surgery should definitely keep an eye on the aftercare. The fee of the surgeon depends on his skill, experience and qualification. A surgeon having advanced training and extensive experience will definitely charge more fees. Equipment is another important feature when the cost of the procedure is calculated. The eye surgeries which require the latest machinery and high-tech equipment will definitely cost more. The clinics that have the latest up to date maintained equipment charge more for the surgeries.

Another important factor which contributes to the overall cost of laser eye surgery is the time spent on the preoperative testing and the post operative appointments. It is also important to find a surgeon who will put his time in performing all the tests so that possible complications could be avoided and also if another surgery is required after the initial one on the same eye, added fees are not applied.

The prescription of the patient is also an issue. Some clinics charge higher rates for higher prescriptions. It is due to the fact that patients with higher prescriptions are likely to have enhancement procedures also.

Different procedures also have different costs. Following is the average costing of different procedures. The price of the Wavefront Guided procedure starts from £1,500 per eye. The price also depends on where the patient wants the procedure to be done. One of the most expensive Lasik procedures is the intralase procedure which is the bladeless form of this procedure. Its minimum cost is £1,695 per eye. Epi-Lasik is another modified form Lasik procedure and the cost is £800 per eye including after care. The PRK or photo refractive keratectomy costs£ 700 to £1000 per eye. This procedure requires extensive after care. The laser thermal keratoplasty costs £1000 per eye. The cost of PTK, per eye is £900.