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