Pterygium Removal Surgery Cost in India

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

Pterygium removal takes away a fleshy growth on the white of the eye that can spread onto the cornea. The cost depends on:

• Technique: conjunctival autograft with stitches or glue.
• Mitomycin C: for large or recurrent growths.
• One or both eyes
• Anaesthesia: usually local.

Moorfields Eye Hospital says surgery is only needed if the pterygium causes redness, dryness, grittiness or blurred vision, or if you dislike its appearance. Delaying surgery does not reduce its chance of success.

Moorfields describes removing the growth and covering the area with healthy tissue from the same eye (a conjunctival autograft). This lowers the chance of it returning. It is a day case under local anaesthetic.

The eye may look red for up to about four weeks, and most people take about a week off work. Moorfields reports that the pterygium returns in about 10% of cases. Ask about protecting the eye afterwards.