Phacoemulsification Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of phacoemulsification in Gurgaon typically ranges from $310 to $1,100 USD (about ₹29,400 to ₹1.04 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for phacoemulsification in Gurgaon is around $600 (about ₹56,900). 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 $310 (about ₹29,400). It is likely to be nearer $1,100 (about ₹1.04 lakh) if a specialised lens or graft is used, both eyes are treated or advanced equipment is needed.

When comparing Gurgaon packages for phacoemulsification, 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

Phacoemulsification, or phaco, is how most cataracts are now removed: an ultrasound probe passed through a tiny incision breaks up the clouded lens so it can be removed and a clear artificial lens put in its place.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust explains that the operation uses ultrasound instruments through small incisions rather than a laser, lasts roughly half an hour under local anaesthetic and is done as a day case.

The second eye is normally operated on a few weeks later, though both eyes on the same day is possible for some people.

Moorfields describes standard monofocal lenses for distance vision, EDOF lenses for distance and middle-range vision, trifocal lenses to reduce reliance on glasses and toric lenses for astigmatism, and premium lenses cost more.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reports clouding behind the lens (PCO) in 5 to 30% within five years and loss of sight in fewer than 0.03%.

Flying home: UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance puts the wait after surgery inside the eye at roughly a week, once the surgeon has examined the eye.

A Gurgaon quote for phacoemulsification 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.
• Lens: monofocal, EDOF, trifocal or toric.
• Eyes treated: one or both, and timing.
• Setting: surgeon and hospital.
• Follow-up: drops and a glasses check.

Eye surgery estimates in Gurgaon commonly list the lens or graft, surgeon, theatre, medicines and follow-up appointments separately, so compare like with like.

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.

International patients apply online for India's e-Medical visa, and up to two family members can usually travel on e-Medical Attendant visas; confirm the current rules on the official Indian visa portal.