Laser Iridotomy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of laser iridotomy in Gurgaon typically ranges from $620 to $6,000 USD (about ₹58,800 to ₹5.69 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for laser iridotomy in Gurgaon is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 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 $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 lakh) if a specialised lens or graft is used, both eyes are treated or advanced equipment is needed.

When comparing Gurgaon packages for laser iridotomy, 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

Laser iridotomy makes a very small hole in the iris, the coloured part of the eye, to treat or prevent angle-closure glaucoma, in which fluid cannot drain from the eye properly.

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says that in angle closure the drainage angle of the eye narrows and pressure can climb suddenly, and a very small laser opening in the iris lets fluid pass and widens the angle.

Moorfields reports a 66 to 75% chance of resolving the problem when treatment is given early.

Numbing drops are used and a contact lens holds the eye open, and the visit takes about half a day, including a pressure check about an hour afterwards.

Moorfields reports a temporary pressure rise in about 1 in 10 people with early disease and glare or ghost images in about a quarter, normally settling within a month, whereas serious loss of sight is very rare, at about 1 in 5,000.

Flying home: aviation guidance sets no wait for laser or surface eye treatment, so you can usually travel after the first follow-up check if the surgeon agrees.

A Gurgaon quote for laser iridotomy is normally made up of these items:

• Measurements and eye scans: taken ahead of the operation.
• Lens, implant or graft: a standard or a premium choice.
• Eye surgeon's fee: which varies between centres.
• Eyes treated: one or both.
• Laser: YAG or argon.
• Pressure checks: after treatment.
• Follow-up: appointments and drops.

This is a short outpatient laser treatment, so a Gurgaon estimate close to the upper figure above would be unusual; ask what the price includes.

Eye care in Gurgaon is offered by hospital ophthalmology departments and by dedicated eye hospitals with separate clinics for cataract, cornea, glaucoma and retina.

NABH, the hospital accreditation board of the Quality Council of India whose standards carry ISQua accreditation, sets the national benchmark for hospitals, and its online directory shows whether a Gurgaon hospital's accreditation is still current.

Gurgaon is part of Delhi NCR, where India's first hospital to gain Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation did so in 2005, and JCI publishes a searchable list of the organisations it currently accredits.

Where a Gurgaon hospital has an international patient desk, ask whether it can issue the letter for your e-Medical visa and help with airport pickup, interpreters and a place to stay nearby.