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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Cataract Eye Surgery Cost Average | $950 - $2,625 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Metro Surgery Center | Peoria | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Valley Outpatient Surgery Center | Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | Acute Care Hospital |
Eye Institute at Boswell | Sun City | Eye Surgery Center |
Khatali Ambulatory Surgery Center | Sun Lakes | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southwestern Eye Center-Sun City | Sun City | Eye Surgery Center |
Banner Desert Surgery Center | Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Physicians Surgery Center of Tempe | Tempe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenix Indian Medical Center | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Sun City West Ambulatory Surgery Center | Sun City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Banner Canyon Springs Surgery Center | Gilbert | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Arizona Surgical Specialists Center | Tempe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenix Children's Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Elite | Avondale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Outpatient Surgical Care Ltd | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Scottsdale Ambulatory Surgery Center | Scottsdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgitech Centers | Scottsdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Banner Baywood Surgicenter | Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Banner Estrella Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wickenburg Community Hospital | Wickenburg | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
North Valley Outpatient Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Medical Center | Scottsdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Gilbert Hospital | Gilbert | Acute Care Hospital |
Pinnacle Surgery Center of Peoria | Peoria | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Biltmore Surgical Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Mountain Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Maricopa Medical Center | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center | Sun City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
59th Avenue Surgical Facility | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cmg Outpatient Surgery | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tempe New Day Surgery Center | Tempe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St. Michael's Center for Special Surgery-Scottsdale | Scottsdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Gilbert | Gilbert | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Arizona Ophthalmic Outpatient Surgery | Phoenix | Eye Surgery Center |
Mayo Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center | Scottsdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mayo Clinic Hospital | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Arizona Advanced Surgery Center | Scottsdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Arizona Eye Institute & Cosmetic Laser Center | Sun City West | Eye Surgery Center |
Advanced Laser & Surgicenter of Arizona | Gilbert | Eye Surgery Center |
Southwest Endoscopy & Surgicenter | Gilbert | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare LLC | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ahwatukee Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Paramount Surgery Center of Mesa | Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southwestern Eye Center-Phoenix | Phoenix | Eye Surgery Center |
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Scottsdale Eye Institute | Mesa | Eye Surgery Center |
Union Hills Surgery Center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Akdhc Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | Acute Care Hospital |
Laser Surgery Center | Phoenix | Eye Surgery Center |
Squaw Peak Surgical Facility | Phoenix | Ortho Surgery Center |
Canyon Ambulatory Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
WarnerOutpatient Surgery Center | Chandler | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert | Acute Care Hospital |
McDowell Ambulatory Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Valley Surgery Center | Scottsdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southwestern Eye Center-Mesa/Stapley | Mesa | Eye Surgery Center |
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center | Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center | Scottsdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Desert Ridge Outpatient Surgery Center | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenix Baptist Hospital | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Jon R. Hillegas Surgery Center, The | Peoria | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicenter of America LP | Phoenix | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southwestern Eye Surgicenter-casa Grande | Casa Grande | Eye Surgery Center |
Freedom Pain Hospital | Scottsdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
St. Luke's Medical Center | Phoenix | Acute Care Hospital |
Cataract Surgery Introduction
Cataract surgery is one of the most common operations performed on an outpatient basis and one of the safest and most effective. Surgery involves removing the cloudy lens and replacing it with a substitute lens. If cataracts are present in both eyes, they cannot be removed at the same time. Your physician will need to perform surgery on each eye separately. This procedure is usually performed in less than 30 minutes and usually requires only minimal sedation and numbing eye drops, no stitches to close the wound, and no eye patch after surgery. There are no medications, dietary supplements, exercises, or optical devices that have been shown to prevent or cure symptomatic cataracts. Changes in diet and watchful waiting is the most common advice for non-symptomatic cataracts. There are two major types of ECCE: manual expression, in which the lens is removed through an incision made in the cornea or the sclera of the eye; and phacoemulsification, in which the lens is broken into fragments inside the capsule by ultrasound energy and removed by aspiration. The particular method and type of replacement lens will be determined by your physician.
Cataract Surgery Patient Preparation
A brief physical exam will be performed. Inform your physician of any medications you are routinely taking. You will need to have special testing known as keratometry to determine the strength of the IOL needed. Other specific instructions will be provided usually limiting eating or drinking. It is very important to follow these instructions. Arrangements should be made for transportation after the surgery is complete.
What to expect during and after Cataract Surgery
Most cataract surgery takes less than an hour and is done with minimal anesthesia and numbing drops. After the area around the eye has been cleansed with antiseptic, sterile drops are used to cover most of the patient's face. The patient is given either a local anesthetic to numb the tissues around the eye or a topical anesthetic to numb the eye itself. An eyelid holder is used to hold the eye open during the procedure. If the patient is very nervous, the doctor may administer a sedative intravenously. After the anesthetic has taken effect, a very small incision is made, the lens is removed and the IOL is inserted and placed in the correct position. During this time you may notice the sensation of pressure from the various instruments used during the procedure.
After leaving the operating room, you will be brought to a recovery room where your doctor will prescribe several eye drops that you will need to take for a few weeks postoperatively and provide specific care instructions. While you may notice some discomfort, most patients do not experience significant pain following surgery; if you do you experience decreasing vision or significant pain, you should contact your ophthalmologist immediately. In some cases, within months to years after surgery, the thin lens capsule may become cloudy, and you may have the sensation that the cataract is returning because your vision is becoming blurry again. This process is termed posterior capsule opacification, or a "secondary cataract." To restore vision, a laser is used in the office to painlessly create a hole in the cloudy bag. This procedure takes only a few minutes in the office, and vision usually improves rapidly. The lens prescription should be checked after surgery, as it is likely to need adjustment.
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