Vitrectomy Cost in Gurgaon, India

The cost of vitrectomy 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 vitrectomy 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 vitrectomy, 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

A vitrectomy takes away the clear gel that fills the back of the eye (the vitreous), so the surgeon can repair the retina, clear bleeding or peel away scar tissue.

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust names diabetic eye disease, bleeding in the eye, retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, injury and infection, and laser or scar tissue removal may be done at the same time.

Most operations are done under local anaesthetic, and the eye normally settles over two to six weeks.

The Royal Free says that a gas bubble disappears by itself over up to 4 to 10 weeks, whereas silicone oil is normally taken out in a later operation, and face-down positioning may be required for up to seven days.

Flying is not allowed while gas remains in the eye, and other risks include further detachment, raised eye pressure, cataract and, very rarely, infection.

Flying home: when gas is put in the eye, UK Civil Aviation Authority medical guidance rules out flying for around 2 weeks with sulphur hexafluoride or 6 weeks with perfluoropropane, so find out which gas you had.

A Gurgaon quote for vitrectomy 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.
• Reason: detachment, bleeding or macular hole.
• Gas or oil: oil needs a second operation.
• Anaesthesia: normally local.
• Laser: or other repair at the same time.

Eye surgery estimates in Gurgaon commonly list the lens or implant, 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.