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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Cataract Eye Surgery Cost Average | $1,050 - $2,925 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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The Surgery Center of Chester County | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Sally Balin Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol | Acute Care Hospital |
Nevyas Surgery Center | Marlton | Eye Surgery Center |
Saint Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ridley Crossings Surgical Center | Crum Lynne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pottstown Surgical Center | Pottstown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Vantage Surgery Center | Medford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Delmar Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lifecare Hospitals of Chester County | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Jeanes Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Center of Chery Hill | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Quakertown Hospital | Quakertown | Acute Care Hospital |
Q Corp Surgery Center | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hahnemann University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Center of Pennsylvania | Havertown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of Bucks County | Warminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | Acute Care Hospital |
Christiana Care Health Services, Cchs Short Procedure Unit | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Christiana Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Philadelphia Surgi Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Line Surgery Center | Bala Cynwyd | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center | Fort Washington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware Outpatient Center for Surgery | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeastern Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital | Elmer | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Delaware Valley Laser Surgery Institute | Bala Cynwyd | Eye Surgery Center |
Grand View Hospital | Sellersville | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Salem County | Salem | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Ctr of the Main Line | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Pottstown | Acute Care Hospital |
Glasgow Ambulatory Surgery Center | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Lankenau Hospital | Wynnewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Paoli Surgery Center | Paoli | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Centennial Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Upper Bay Surgery Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkway Surgery Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Millennium Surgical Center | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Advanced Surgical Arts | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Frankford Hospitals - Torresdale Campus | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Suburban Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Eagleville Hospital | Eagleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Del Val ASC , the Eye Surgery Center | King Of Prussia | Eye Surgery Center |
Methodist Hospital | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Liberty Eye Surgical Center | Philadelphia | Eye Surgery Center |
Delaware County Memorial Hospital | Drexel Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center | Flourtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Blue Bell Surgery Center | Blue Bell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital | Darby | Acute Care Hospital |
Frandford Hospital Frankford SPU | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of the Northeast | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center In Wilmington | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center at Brinton Lake | Glen Mills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cooper University Hospital | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | Acute Care Hospital |
Voorhees Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Union Hospital | Elkton | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center | Mount Holly | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | Acute Care Hospital |
Crozer-chester Medical Center | Upland | Acute Care Hospital |
Limestone Ambulatory Surgery Center | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Agnes Continuing Care Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
St Joseph's Hospital - Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Underwood-memorial Hospital | Woodbury | Acute Care Hospital |
Red Lion Surgicenter | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jennersville Regional Hospital | West Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Graduate Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center of South Jersey | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Street Road Surgery Center | Trevose | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vision One Laser and Surgery Center | Exton | Eye Surgery Center |
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Surgery Center | Lansdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Burlington Novacare | Burlington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kennedy Surgical Center | Sewell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center at Pennsylvania Hospital | Phila | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Summit Surgical Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Best Impression Surgical Center | Norristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Francis Hospital | Wilmington | Acute Care Hospital |
Abington Surgical Center | Willow Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Leonard Dzubow Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Turks Head Surgery Center | West Chester | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doylestown Surgery Center | Warrington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Eye Surgery Center | Philadelphia | Eye Surgery Center |
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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