Vitreoretinal Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of vitreoretinal surgery in New Delhi typically ranges from $1,900 to $7,000 USD (about ₹1.80 lakh to ₹6.64 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for vitreoretinal surgery in New Delhi is around $3,500 (about ₹3.32 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 $1,900 (about ₹1.80 lakh). It is likely to be nearer $7,000 (about ₹6.64 lakh) if a specialised lens or graft is used, both eyes are treated or advanced equipment is needed.

When comparing New Delhi packages for vitreoretinal surgery, 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

Vitreoretinal surgery treats problems of the retina and the gel inside the eye (the vitreous), such as retinal detachment, diabetic eye disease and macular holes, usually by vitrectomy.

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust lists retinal detachment, diabetic eye disease including bleeding into the vitreous, macular hole and membranes on the retina among the conditions treated with vitrectomy.

The operation is mostly done under local anaesthetic, with the surgeon removing the gel with fine instruments, repairing the retina and sometimes placing a gas bubble or silicone oil to hold it in place.

The Royal Free advises against flying while gas remains in the eye, because it can expand and raise eye pressure, and face-down positioning may be needed for some days while the eye heals over two to six weeks.

Possible risks include cataract, further detachment, raised eye pressure and, very rarely, infection.

Fit-to-fly window: when a gas bubble is used, UK Civil Aviation Authority guidance for health professionals advises not flying for about 2 weeks (sulphur hexafluoride) or about 6 weeks (perfluoropropane); ask which gas was used.

A Delhi estimate for vitreoretinal surgery is usually built from these parts:

• Eye measurements and scans: before surgery.
• Lens, implant or graft: standard or premium.
• Surgeon grade: consultant fees vary.
• Condition: detachment, diabetes or a hole.
• Gas or oil: oil needs a second operation.
• Anaesthesia: usually local.
• Positioning and follow-up: after surgery.

Eye surgery quotes in Delhi often list the lens or implant, surgeon, theatre, medicines and follow-up visits separately, so compare like with like.

Eye treatment in Delhi NCR is offered both by hospital ophthalmology departments and by dedicated eye hospitals with separate cataract, cornea, glaucoma and retina clinics.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Delhi has a long record with international accreditation: India's first hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, in July 2005, is in New Delhi, and JCI keeps a public list of accredited organisations.

International patients usually arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi; allow for road travel time, as hospitals are spread across Delhi and the neighbouring NCR cities.