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