Endocyclophotocoagulation ECP Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of endocyclophotocoagulation in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for endocyclophotocoagulation in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If one eye is treated with a standard lens or technique, your bill is likely to be closer to $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if a specialised lens or graft is used, both eyes are treated or advanced equipment is needed.

When comparing Chennai packages for endocyclophotocoagulation, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• The lens, implant or graft
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

Endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP) lowers eye pressure in glaucoma by using a fine laser probe inside the eye to treat the tissue that produces the eye's fluid, frequently during cataract surgery.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust makes clear that a thin probe carrying a camera and laser passes through the cataract incisions, and the laser shrinks the ciliary processes that produce the eye's fluid.

With less fluid being made, the pressure inside the eye falls.

The York leaflet reports lower eye pressure in approximately 80% of cases, with some people able to cut down their glaucoma drops, although results differ and more treatment might be needed later.

It reports inflammation and a pressure rise in approximately 1 in 100 each and severe loss of sight in approximately 1 in 1,000, and anti-inflammatory drops are used for four to eight weeks.

Fitness to fly: the UK Civil Aviation Authority's medical guidance suggests about a week after an operation inside the eye, after the surgeon has reviewed it.

In Chennai, the price of endocyclophotocoagulation is generally built from these parts:

• Eye measurements and scans: carried out before surgery.
• Lens, implant or graft: a standard or premium choice.
• Surgeon's fee: for the eye specialist.
• Timing: with cataract surgery or alone.
• Extent: the area lasered.
• Anaesthesia: generally local.
• Drops and follow-up: for weeks.

Eye surgery estimates in Chennai frequently list the lens, implant or donor tissue, surgeon, theatre, medicines and follow-up appointments separately, so compare like with like.

Eye care in Chennai is provided by hospital ophthalmology departments and by specialist eye hospitals with separate clinics for cataract, cornea, glaucoma and retina.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Joint Commission International (JCI) accredits a number of Indian hospitals, and its public directory lets you check whether a Chennai hospital on your shortlist is currently included.

Chennai was called Madras until the Tamil Nadu government changed the name in 1996, so older documents and some hospital paperwork may still use the earlier name.