ICL Surgery Cost in India

The cost of ICL surgery in India typically ranges from $1,500 to $7,000 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

ICL (implantable collamer lens) surgery places a thin lens inside the eye, in front of your natural lens, to correct short-sight, long-sight or astigmatism. The cost depends on:

• Lens type: standard or toric ICL for astigmatism.
• One or both eyes
• Pre-operative tests: corneal and eye chamber measurements.
• Follow-up visits

ICL surgery is usually priced per eye. Check whether a quote covers one or both eyes.

ICL is often chosen by people with high prescriptions, or with corneas too thin for laser eye surgery. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust explains that the natural lens stays in place, so the procedure is called phakic lens implantation. Your surgeon checks whether there is enough space inside your eye.

The Imperial leaflet describes a 2 to 3 mm cut at the edge of the cornea. The folded lens is inserted and unfolds behind the iris. Most patients can see well enough to return to work the next day, and a check is booked about a week later.

Imperial lists over- or under-correction, haloes and night glare, damage to the natural lens (cataract), raised eye pressure, infection and corneal swelling. Seek urgent care for eye pain, haloes with nausea, or reduced vision.