Cost of Lasik Surgery

The cost of Lasik eye surgery varies, like any other surgery in different countries of the world and also in the same country. The variation in the cost of lasik has several causes. The type of facility available, the expertise of the ophthalmic surgeon, the cost and standard of living in that particular country, degree of refractive error of the patient undergoing lasik eye surgery etc. can be some of the reasons of different cost of lasik surgery in different countries. For example in the United States the lasik surgery can cost anything between $500 to $2,000, but in countries like India (where cost and standard of living is not very high) the cost of lasik surgery may be as low as equivalent of $200 or less. But in India in private corporate hospital and nursing homes the lasik surgery may be more than $1,000.

Major Factors Affecting Lasik Cost

The major factors in cost of the lasik surgery are the experience, training, expertise, and the precise equipment used by the ophthalmic surgeon and the fees charged by the surgeon doing the lasik eye surgery. The other factors that can influence the cost of Lasik eye surgery are local taxes levied (as applicable) on the procedure, cost and maintenance expenditure of the surgical equipment, cost of disposables used in surgery, the medicines and other materials used for pre-anesthetic medication, the local salary structure of medical staffs and post-surgical enhancement if required. Another major factor that determines the cost of lasik eye surgery is the efficiency with which the hospital is run by the management.

Factors That Can Increase Cost of Lasik Eye Surgery

The type of laser and type of technology used in the lasik eye surgery can increase the cost of surgery. Use of IntraLase laser, in compare to microkeratome blade can increase the cost of lasik eye surgery by more than $250 per eye. Also if customLASIK or CustonVueLasik is used which use “wavefront technology” to map the cornea can increase the cost of lasik eye surgery by $200 to $500 per eye, in compare to not using the technology. The use of latest and sophisticated technology can increase the outcome of lasik eye surgery and many patient find the increase of cost worthwhile, while other find it not that much useful. If you are deciding to find out the cost of lasik, it is important to study in details about the facilities provided by a particular hospital and if it is worth for you. You should also do some research to find out the advantages of new technology and if these new technology has any ill effect.