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