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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Cataract Eye Surgery Cost Average | $1,400 - $3,800 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Greenbrae Surgery Center | Greenbrae | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Highland Hospital | Oakland | Acute Care Hospital |
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center | Martinez | Acute Care Hospital |
North Bay Regional Surgery Center | Novato | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Suite | San Francisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doctors Medical Center - San Pablo Campus | San Pablo | Acute Care Hospital |
Ak Surgery Center | San Leandro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eyemd Laser and Surgery Center | Oakland | Eye Surgery Center |
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center | San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Brentwood Surgery Center | Brentwood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Canyon Pinole Surgery Center | Pinole | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Post Street Surgery Center | San Francisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center | South San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
San Ramon Regional Medical Center | San Ramon | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente Hayward Medical Center | Hayward | Acute Care Hospital |
San Ramon Surgery Center | San Ramon | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center | Walnut Creek | Acute Care Hospital |
Omni Surgicenter | Fremont | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chinese Hospital | San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Vista Surgery Center | San Francisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center | San Rafael | Acute Care Hospital |
Shadelands Surgery Center | Walnut Creek | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bay Surgery Center | Oakland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Peninsula Medical Center | Burlingame | Acute Care Hospital |
San Francisco General Hospital | San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Seton Medical Center | Daly City | Acute Care Hospital |
Eden Medical Center | Castro Valley | Acute Care Hospital |
Marin Ophthalmic Surgery Center | San Rafael | Eye Surgery Center |
San Mateo Surgery Center | San Mateo | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Alameda Hospital | Alameda | Acute Care Hospital |
Marin General Hospital | Greenbrae | Acute Care Hospital |
Pacific Heights Surgery Center | San Francisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
California Eye Clinic | Antioch | Eye Surgery Center |
Blackhawk Surgery Center, A Medical Corp. | Danville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pacific Surgery Center | Corte Madera | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University of California San Francisco Medical Center | San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Hacienda Surgery Center | Pleasanton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Trivalley Outpatient Surgery Center | Pleasanton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Washington Outpatient Surgery Center | Fremont | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp | Berkeley | Acute Care Hospital |
John Muir Medical Center, Concord Campus | Concord | Acute Care Hospital |
Sequoia Surgical Pavilion | Walnut Creek | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Laurel Grove Hospital | Castro Valley | Acute Care Hospital |
Premier Surgery Center | Concord | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Hospital | San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Willow Surgery Center | San Francisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Peninsula Procedure Center | Redwood City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pleasanton Surgery Center | Pleasanton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fremont Ambulatory Surgery Center | Fremont | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ellis Eye and Laser Medical Cnter | El Cerrito | Eye Surgery Center |
California Pacific Medical Center - Pacific Campus | San Francisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Webster Surgery Center | Oakland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | Acute Care Hospital |
Novato Community Hospital | Novato | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgecenter of Palo Alto | Fremont | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eye Surgery Center San Francisco | San Francisco | Eye Surgery Center |
Bayspine Surgery Center | Richmond | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Bay Medical Surgical Center | Castro Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
San Leandro Surgery Center | San Leandro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mt. Diablo Surgery Center | Concord | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tresanti Medical Corporation | San Ramon | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Physicians Surgery Center | Daly City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Menlo Park Surgical Hospital | Menlo Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Sutter Delta Medical Center | Antioch | Acute Care Hospital |
Valley Memorial Center | Livermore | Acute Care Hospital |
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | Acute Care Hospital |
Marin Specialty Surgery Center | Greenbrae | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
San Mateo Medical Center | San Mateo | Acute Care Hospital |
Aspen Surgery Center | Walnut Creek | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Abj Surgery Center | San Mateo | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Presidio Surgery Center | San Francisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus | Oakland | 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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