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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Cataract Eye Surgery Cost Average | $1,150 - $3,100 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Hudson Crossing Surgery Center | Fort Lee | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Orange General Hospital | East Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Harlem Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
University Surgicenter | East Brunswick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Jersey Ambulatory Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Atrium Surgery Center | Mine Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Francis Hospital | Roslyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Bergen Regional Medical Center | Paramus | Acute Care Hospital |
Franklin Surgical Center | Basking Ridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Hospital Queens | Flushing | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden State Surgical Center | Fair Lawn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare of Oradell | Oradell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore | Far Rockaway | Acute Care Hospital |
Northern Nj Eye Institute | South Orange | Eye Surgery Center |
Richmond Ambulatory Services | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Mary's Hospital | Passaic | Acute Care Hospital |
Paramus Surgical Center | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Community Medical Center | Toms River | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden State Ambulatory Surgery Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Charles Hospital | Port Jefferson | Acute Care Hospital |
Centrastate Medical Center | Freehold | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgical Center of Old Bridge | Old Bridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Usdk Medical | Rockville Centre | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Westchester Ambulatory Surgery Center | White Plains | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Central Bronx Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Surgical Arts Facility | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Nassau Communities Hospital | Oceanside | Acute Care Hospital |
The Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
University Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
NYU Langone Medical Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Division Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
White Plains Hospital Center | White Plains | Acute Care Hospital |
Westchester Medical Center | Valhalla | Acute Care Hospital |
Somerset Medical Center | Somerville | Acute Care Hospital |
Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow | Acute Care Hospital |
Clifton Surgery Center | Clifton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Long Island College Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Ksc Or Services | Huntington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Central Jersey Surgery Center. | Eatontown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brooklyn Eye Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Eye Surgery Center |
Franklin Hospital | Valley Stream | Acute Care Hospital |
Lakewood Surgery Center | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Park Avenue Ambulatory Surgery | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southside Hospital | Bay Shore | Acute Care Hospital |
Stonybrook Surigcal Assoicates | Stonybrook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester | Mt Kisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St. Vincent's Staten Island Surgery Services | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
May Street Surgi Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Reed Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oak Tree Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden City Plaza Office Based Surgery | Garden City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Karpinski Ambulatory Surgery Unit | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ridgewood Ambulatory Surgery Center | Ridgewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Boulevard Surgical Center | Long Island City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Essex Surgical Arts Surgery Center | Belleville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University Hospital of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
The Center for Ambulatory Surgery | Mountainside | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Rockland Ambulatory Surgery | Pearl River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
County Line Endoscopy and Surgical Center | North Bergen | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Edison Surgical Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Prohealth Ambulatory Surgery Center | New Hyde Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center | East Patchogue | Acute Care Hospital |
Fort Washington Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Glen Ridge Surgi Center | Glen Ridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hudson Valley Hospital Center | Cortlandt Manor | Acute Care Hospital |
The Valley Hospital | Ridgewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Jfk Medical Center | Edison | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Special Surgery | Wall Township | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hunterdon Center for Surgery | Flemington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | Acute Care Hospital |
Gramercy Surgery Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Fullerton Surgery Center | Montclair | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Center at Cedar Knolls | Cedar Knolls | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center | Livingston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ocean Medical Center | Brick | Acute Care Hospital |
Eltra | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy | Perth Amboy | Acute Care Hospital |
Seashore Surgical Institute | Brick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brook Plaza Ambulatory Surg Ctr | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Synergy Medical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Palisade Surgery Center | Fort Lee | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Island Eye Surgicenter | Carle Place | Eye Surgery Center |
New York Downtown Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Overlook Hospital | Summit | Acute Care Hospital |
Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry | Dobbs Ferry | Acute Care Hospital |
Essex Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Short Hills Surgery Center | Millburn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southern Ocean County Hospital | Manahawkin | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntington Hospital | Huntington | Acute Care Hospital |
A Center for Advanced Surgery | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fifth Avenue Surgery Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Roseland Ambulatory Surgery Center | Roseland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Jersey Surgery Center | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Stony Brook University Medical Center | Stony Brook | Acute Care Hospital |
Jelksmedical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Sugical Center of Union County | Union | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Surgical Specialties | Rutherford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Day-op Center of Long Island | Mineola | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sdk Medical | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Nguyen Center | Stony Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeast Surgical | Mount Kisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sea Oaks Surgery Center | Little Egg Harbor | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Omni Eye Services | Iselin | Eye Surgery Center |
Putnam Hospital Center | Carmel | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Surgical Arts Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst | Acute Care Hospital |
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | Englewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Brooklyn Endoscopy and Ambulatory Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Center of Excellence In Surgery | Bloomfield | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center | Sleepy Hollow | Acute Care Hospital |
Rockefeller University Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Shrewsbury Surgery Center | Shrewsbury | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bey Lea Ambulatory Surgical Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Medical Center | Rockville Centre | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Center of Somerset | Somerset | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northern Monmouth Regional Surgery Center | Manalapan | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sheepshead Bay Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Murray Hill Care | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lawrence Hospital Center | Bronxville | Acute Care Hospital |
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center | Secaucus | Acute Care Hospital |
Ramapo Valley Surgical Center | Ramsey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph's Wayne Hospital | Wayne | Acute Care Hospital |
Richmond Ambulatory Surgical Facility | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Montvale Surgical Center | Montvale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Jersey Center for Surgery | Newton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bayonne Medical Center | Bayonne | Acute Care Hospital |
Pilgrim Medical Center | Montclair | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
North Shore Surgi-center | Smithtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | Acute Care Hospital |
New Vision Laser Center | Elizabeth | Eye Surgery Center |
Interfaith Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Special Procedures | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | Acute Care Hospital |
Linden Surgical Center | Linden | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northfield Surgical Center | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Barnabas Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Manalapan Surgery Center | Manalapan | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Westchester Square Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Atlantic Surgery Center | Long Branch | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | Acute Care Hospital |
American Surgical Center of West Orange | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint John's Riverside Hospital - Andrus Pavilion | Yonkers | Acute Care Hospital |
New York Community Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Mountainside Hospital | Montclair | Acute Care Hospital |
Fifth Avenue Surgery | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Monmouth Surgi Center | Red Bank | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Peconic Bay Medical Center | Riverhead | Acute Care Hospital |
Retinal Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York | New York | Eye Surgery Center |
Andrew Jacono Center | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Gregory Surgical Services | Jersey City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Gold Ambulatory Surgery Center | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Beth Israel Amb Surg Cent Brooklyn Division | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nyack Hospital | Nyack | Acute Care Hospital |
Eye Institute of Essex Surgeye Center | Belleville | Eye Surgery Center |
Hackensack Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Coney Island Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Endo-surgi Center of Old Bridge | Old Bridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ridgedale Surgery Center | Cedar Knolls | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sound Shore Medical Center | New Rochelle | Acute Care Hospital |
Holy Name Hospital | Teaneck | Acute Care Hospital |
Roxbury Open MRI and Surgical Center | Succasunna | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Upper East Side Surgical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkmed | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hudson Terrace Medical | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Central Jersey Ambulatory Surgical Center | Hillsborough | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fifth Avenue Medical Operatory | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bergen Passaic Ambulatory Surgery Center | Clifton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
2116 Kings Highway GI | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of East Tremont Medical Center | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Middlesex Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Trinitas Hospital | Elizabeth | Acute Care Hospital |
Day Op of North Nassau | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Eastern Long Island Hospital | Greenport | Acute Care Hospital |
James Street Surgical Suite | Morristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
The Springfield Eye Surgery and Laser Center | Springfield | Eye Surgery Center |
New Island Hospital | Bethpage | Acute Care Hospital |
New York-presbyterian Hospital/weill Cornell Medical | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Union Hospital | Union | Acute Care Hospital |
Shore Outpatient Surgicenter | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Beth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune | Acute Care Hospital |
Good Samaritan Hospital | Suffern | Acute Care Hospital |
Passaic Beth Israel Regional Medical Center | Passaic | Acute Care Hospital |
Queens Surgi-center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Melville Surgery Center | Melville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Glen Cove Hospital | Glen Cove | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgicare Ambulatory Surgery Center of Ny | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
River Drive Surgergy and Laser Center | Elmwood Park | Eye Surgery Center |
Cares Ambulatory Surgery Services | New Brunswick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wayne Surgical Center | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
South Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center | Lynbrook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Central New Jersey | North Brunswick | Eye Surgery Center |
Progressive Surgery Center | Farmingdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers | Acute Care Hospital |
Kimball Medical Center | Lakewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Mediplex Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Center at Millburn | Millburn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicenter | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mount Vernon Hospital | Mount Vernon | Acute Care Hospital |
Southampton Hospital | Southampton | Acute Care Hospital |
All City Family Health Care | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Toms River Surgery Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway | Rahway | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center | Berkeley Heights | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Synergy First Medical | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Somerset Ambulatory Surgical Center | Somerville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Physcian's Choice Surgicenter | Howard Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Columbus Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick | Acute Care Hospital |
Somerset Surgical Center | Bridgewater | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital | Port Jefferson | Acute Care Hospital |
Ap Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Surgical Institute | South Amboy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgical Center of New Jersey | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Affiliated Ambulatory Surgery | Morristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bergen Ambulatory Surgery Center | Saddle Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northern Westchester Hospital | Mount Kisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Bellevue Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Old Hook Medical Surgicenter | Emerson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's-roosevelt Hospital Center - Saint Lukes | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | West Islip | Acute Care Hospital |
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Michael's Medical Center | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Pascack Valley Hospital | Westwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Unite Health Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Market Street Surgical Center | Saddle Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Winthrop-university Hospital | Mineola | Acute Care Hospital |
Ocean Surgical Pavilion | Oakhurst | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare of Englewood Cliffs | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center | Paterson | Acute Care Hospital |
Maj Surgery | Rye | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset | Acute Care Hospital |
Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Mary's Ambulatory Surgery Center | Palisades Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Clare's Hospital - Denville | Denville | Acute Care Hospital |
The Brooklyn Hospital Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hillside Surgicare | Jamaica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christ Hospital | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayshore Community Hospital | Holmdel | Acute Care Hospital |
Suffolk Surgery Center | Shirley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint James Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Saddle River Valley Surgical Center | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Staten Island University Hospital - North Site | Staten Island | Acute Care Hospital |
Hoboken University Medical Center | Hoboken | 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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