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Cataract Eye Surgery Cost Average | $1,400 - $3,800 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Barranca Surgical Center | Irvine | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Arcadia Outpatient Surgery Center | Arcadia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Citrus Valley Medical Center - Queen of the Valley | West Covina | Acute Care Hospital |
West Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Sunset Surgical Center | West Covina | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Motion Picture and Television Hospital | Woodland Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
Boulevard Surgicenter | Encino | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Beverly Hills Center for Special Surgery | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Crown Valley Surgery Center | Mission Viejo | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wardlow Surgery Center | Long Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Serra Community Medical Clinic Surgery Center | Sun Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brand Surgical Institute | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center | Garden Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Camden Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center | Baldwin Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Newport Avenue Surgery Institute | Tustin | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wilshire Surgicenter | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Regional Valley Surgery Center | Lancaster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lakewood Eye Physicians and Surgeons | Lakewood | Eye Surgery Center |
Los Alamitos Surgery Center | Los Alamitos | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sherman Way Surgical Center | Reseda | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital | La Palma | Acute Care Hospital |
Tower Outpatient Surgey Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Peninsula Outpatient Surgery Center | San Pedro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacific Ambulatory Surgery Center | Alhambra | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Comprehensive Outpatient Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Procedure Center of Irvine | Irvine | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Valley Multi Specialty Surgery Center | Reseda | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mission Surgery Center | Mission Viejo | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lasky Clinic Surgical Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sherman Oaks Surgery Center | Sherman Oaks | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Congress Medical Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Centre Outpatient Surgery Facilities | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Foothill Gateway Surgery Center | Lake Forest | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tarzana Surgery Center | Tarzana | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Orthopaedic Hospital | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital | Whittier | Acute Care Hospital |
Brentwood Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Western Medical Center Santa Ana | Santa Ana | Acute Care Hospital |
San Gabriel Valley Surgical Center | West Covina | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bolsa Outpatient Surgery | Westminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Coast Surgery Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Avanguard Surgery Center | Tarzana | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Torrance Surgery Center | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
MD Surgical Solutions | Sherman Oaks | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Four Seasons Surgery Centers of Anaheim | Anaheim | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Global Care Surgery Center | Westminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center | Alhambra | Acute Care Hospital |
Linden Crest Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacific Coast Ambulatory Surgicenter | San Clemente | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Laguna Niguel Surgery Center | Laguna Niguel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southern California Surgery Center | Huntington Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Broadway Surgical Institute | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Antelope Valley Surgical Institute | Lancaster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lakewood Regional Medical Center | Lakewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Top Surgeons | West Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ocean Surgey Center | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Casa Colina Surgery Center | Pomona | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sherman Oaks Hospital | Sherman Oaks | Acute Care Hospital |
Sph Irvine | Irvine | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Santa Ana Outpatient Surgery Center | Santa Ana | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Encino Place Surgery Center | Encino | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Coastal Surgery Center | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Wilshire Medical Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Hills Surgical Center | West Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Huntington Beach Hospital | Huntington Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Glendale Adventist Medical Center | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Coast Surgical Center | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Huntington Outpatient Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Plaza Surgical Medical Center | Monterey Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Valley Surgicenter | Northridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Azusa Surgery Center | Azusa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University of Southern California University Hospital | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Valencia Surgical Center | Valencia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacific Surgery Center | Burbank | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Beach Surgery Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
M/S Surgery Center | Lynwood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Beverly Hospital | Montebello | Acute Care Hospital |
Westwood Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
International Surgical Institute | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Centinela Hospital Medical Center | Inglewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgicare of La Veta | Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center | Van Nuys | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Regency Surgery Center | Encino | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oc Regional Surgical Center | Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorialcare Surgical Center at Saddleback | Laguna Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Placentia-linda Hospital | Placentia | Acute Care Hospital |
Ocean Surgicenter | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Suburban Medical Center | Paramount | Acute Care Hospital |
Valencia Outpatient Surgical Center | Santa Clarita | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Glendora Surgery Center | Glendora | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eden Surgical Center | Calabasas | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Roxbury Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Catalina Island Medical Center | Avalon | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Monterey Park Hospital | Monterey Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Marina Outpatient Surgery Center | Marina Del Rey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center | San Gabriel | Acute Care Hospital |
Spalding Outpatient Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center | Harbor City | Acute Care Hospital |
Whittier Hospital Medical Center | Whittier | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Surgical Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Rinaldi Surgery Center | Mission Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Starpoint Health | Irvine | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center - San Clemente | San Clemente | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Jude Medical Center | Fullerton | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Ambulatory Surgical Center | Encino | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Coast Center for Surgeries | San Clemente | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Center Surgical | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
United Surgery Medical Center | Montebello | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mid-wilshire Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Euclid Outpatient Surgery Center | Fountain Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
20th Street Surgery Center | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkside Surgical Institute | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Torrance Outpatient Surgery Center | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | Acute Care Hospital |
Monterey Park Outpatient Surgery Center | Monterey Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Coastal Communities Hospital | Santa Ana | Acute Care Hospital |
State of the Art Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Med-laser Surgical Center | Montebello | Eye Surgery Center |
Saint Joseph Hospital | Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
California Surgical Institute | Brea | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University of California Irvine Medical Center | Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Oasis Surgery Center | Palmdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Suite of Southern California | Long Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center | Irvine | Acute Care Hospital |
Little Company of Mary Hospital - Torrance | Torrance | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Outpatient Surgery | Whittier | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Torrance Memorial Medical Center | Torrance | Acute Care Hospital |
Palmdale Lancaster Surgery Center | Lancaster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mazzocco Ambulatory Surgical Center | Van Nuys | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Hallmark Surgical Center of Northridge | Northridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
San Gabriel Ambulatory Surgery Center | San Gabriel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lakeside Surgery Center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Little Company of Mary Hospital - San Pedro | San Pedro | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Surgery Center of Santa Monica | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Imagebased Surgicenter Corporation | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Huntington Surgery Center | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Long Beach | Long Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Directed Interventional Surgery Center | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Huntington Hospital | Pasadena | Acute Care Hospital |
Providence Holy Cross Surgery Center | Mission Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
WMG Procedure Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Good Samaritan Hospital | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple Community Hospital | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Kerlan-jobe Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Burbank Outpatient Surgery Center | Burbank | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Specialty Surgical Center of Irvine | Irvine | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Olympia Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Oak Tree ASC | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mesa Surgicenter | Fullerton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Gate Ambulatory Surgical Center | South Gate | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Studio City Surgical Center | Studio City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | Glendora | Acute Care Hospital |
Westminster Surgery Center | Westminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eve Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Eye Surgery Center |
Beverly Hills Canter for Arthroscopic and Outpatient Surgery | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Valley Hospital Medical Center | Glendora | Acute Care Hospital |
Venice Beach Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Bluffs Surgery Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Culver City Surgical Center | Culver City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Francis Medical Center | Lynwood | Acute Care Hospital |
USA Advanced Care Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Los Angeles County - University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Diamond Bar Surgery Center | Diamond Bar | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Aalpha Surgical Center | Culver City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center - Marina | Marina Del Rey | Acute Care Hospital |
Birch Outpatient Surgery Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital | Inglewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | Acute Care Hospital |
Beverly Hills Surgery and Medical Center | Lynwood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Beach District Surgery Center | Redondo Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sunflower Surgical Institute | Costa Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Specialty Surgical Center of Thousand Oaks | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vista Surgical Center | Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Hoag Outpatient Surgery Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Irvine Multi Specialty Surgical Care | Irvine | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Laguna Hills Surgery Center | Laguna Woods | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Anaheim Surgicenter | Anaheim | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Community Hospital of Huntington Park | Huntington Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Vincent Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hospital of Gardena | Gardena | Acute Care Hospital |
2121 Surgery Center | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Century Surgery | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Antelope Valley Surgery Center | Lancaster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Coast Outpatient Surgery Center | Garden Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fullerton Surgical Center | Fullerton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center | Bellflower | Acute Care Hospital |
Sunset Ambulatory Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Del Rey Surgery Center | Marina Del Rey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Coast Surgery Center | Los Alamitos | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Foothill Ranch Surgery and Medical Center | Foothill Ranch | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Coast Medical Center | Laguna Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
Sampson Medical Corporation | Montebello | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Institute of Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Hoag Hospital | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northridge Advanced Surgery Center | Northridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | Pomona | Acute Care Hospital |
Verdugo Hills Hospital | Glendale | Acute Care Hospital |
Los Alamitos Medical Center | Los Alamitos | Acute Care Hospital |
Eye Surgery Center of Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills | Eye Surgery Center |
Foothill Surgery Center | Arcadia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garfield Medical Center | Monterey Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Brotman Medical Center | Culver City | Acute Care Hospital |
Lido Surgical Institute | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Advanced Surgical Partners | Costa Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Oc Surgery Center | Santa Ana | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Whittier Outpatient Surgery Center | Whittier | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Anaheim General Hospital | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Freedom Vision Surgery Center | Encino | Eye Surgery Center |
Olive View-ucla Medical Center | Sylmar | Acute Care Hospital |
Mile Square Surgery Center | Fountain Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Downey Surgery Center | Downey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Advanced Surgical Institute | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pasadena Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pasadena Ambulatory Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Advanced Diagnostic and Surgical Center | Alhambra | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Orange Coast Surgical Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Plaza Surgery Center | Costa Mesa | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Westside Medical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sunset Surgicenter | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Downey Regional Medical Center | Downey | Acute Care Hospital |
Hull Eye Center | Lancaster | Eye Surgery Center |
Harbor-university of California Los Angeles Medical Center | Torrance | Acute Care Hospital |
Magnolia Surgery Center | Westminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oakpark Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ocean Park Surgical Center | Venice | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Charleville Surgicenter, A Medical Corp. | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden Grove Outpatient Surgery Center | Garden Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Bay Surgery Center | Hermosa Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Glendale Eye Surgery Center | Glendale | Eye Surgery Center |
Buena Vista Surgery Center | Burbank | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of South Bay | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Street Specialty Surgery Center | Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center | Panorama City | Acute Care Hospital |
Oceanview Ambulatory Surgery Center | Laguna Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pasadena Advanced Surgery Institute | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Anaheim Surgicenter | Anaheim | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sharp Surgery Center | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Third Street Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Four Seasons Surgery Centers of Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital | Valencia | Acute Care Hospital |
La Peer Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Miracle Mile Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Glendale Outpatient Surgery Center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chapman Medical Center | Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center | Woodland Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
2001 Surgery Center | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Valley Presbyterian Hospital | Van Nuys | Acute Care Hospital |
Manchester Surgical Pavillion | Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Msnbz Surgical Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacifica Outpatient Surgery Center | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Downtown La Ambulatory Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cedars-sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
North Orange County Surgery Center | Anaheim | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Los Angeles Surgical Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ocean Park Health Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Center for Special Surgery | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Encino Surgical Medical Center | Encino | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Coast Surgery Center | Torrance | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pasadena Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Methodist Hospital | Arcadia | Acute Care Hospital |
Southern California Minimal Invasive Endoscopy and Surgery | Long Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Robertson Surgical Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Reagan Street Surgery Center | Los Alamitos | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brea Surgical Center | Brea | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Westside Multispecialty Surgery Center | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
California Surgery Center | West Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
La/oc Surgical Center | Redondo Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center | Fountain Valley | Acute Care Hospital |
LE Surgical | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of the Pacific | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Comprehensive Ambulatory Surgical Medical Center | El Monte | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doctors Surgery Center | Fountain Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Orangewood Surgical Center | Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Madison 101 Pasadena Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chevy Chase Ambulatory Center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | Acute Care Hospital |
Greater El Monte Community Hospital | South El Monte | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Hills Surgery Center | Laguna Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Crest Surgical Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center | Anaheim | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntington Pointe Surgery Center | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Downey Surgical Clinic | Downey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Santa Monica - University of California Los Angeles | Santa Monica | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Mary and Joseph Surgery and Laser Center | Orange | Eye Surgery Center |
Nova Surgicenter | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Long Beach Surgical Institute | Long Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Almont Ambulatory Surgery Center | Beverly Hills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Specialty Surgical Center, Arcadia | Arcadia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Four Seasons Surgery Centers of Encino | Encino | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacific Endoscopy and Surgery Center | Fountain Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Santa Monica Surgical Center | Santa Monica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center - Encino | Encino | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint John's Health Center | Santa Monica | Acute Care Hospital |
Eye Surgical Center | Glendale | Eye Surgery Center |
Mosaics Surgery Center | Huntington Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center | Long Beach | Acute Care Hospital |
California Specialty Surgery Cneter | Mission Viejo | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newport Bay Surgery Center | Newport Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Center for Ambulatory Surgical Treatment | Los Angeles | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Foothill Ranch Surgi-center | Foothill Ranch | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Time Surgical Facility | Santa Ana | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacific Alliance Medical Center | Los Angeles | 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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