Laser Eye Surgery

The advertised cost of laser eye surgery can be very confusing and occasionally a little misleading.  At Sheffield Vision Centre, we take a transparent and simple approach to pricing - regardless of your prescription.

Some clinics may advertise low initial fees, but these prices often only cover very small prescriptions and may also only cover the most basic of treatments.  Extra investigations and refinements in treatment will carry surcharges. At Sheffield Vision Centre we ask our patients to consider one, all-inclusive fee, for the whole treatment and aftercare. Easy payment plans that spread the cost of treatment are also available upon request.

Laser eye surgery price comparison

When making comparisons between our prices and those on the high street it is important to be comparing like with like. There are a number of factors affecting price that most prospective laser eye surgery patients aren't aware of until they attend their consultation, such as:

• Wavefront analysis: Some advertised high street prices do not include wavefront analysis or wavefront treatment. Our prices include both of these options. There is no additional cost for wavefront guided treatment, if required.
• All aftercare: Some clinics charge additional fees for post-operative medications, supplementary eye drops, supplementary post-operative appointments, and enhancements. Approximately one in twenty laser patients may require a second enhancement procedure to maximize the results. At Sheffield Vision Centre there is no extra charge if an enhancement procedure is required.
• Access to your surgeon: At Sheffield Vision Centre you will meet and be able to discuss your treatment options with your surgeon at your first visit. In many clinics, you will not meet your surgeon until the day of treatment.  Both our surgeons live locally, they are full time employees af Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, and as such are always available for advice and follow up consultations if required.
• Type of treatment: At Sheffield Vision Centre, we charge the same price for LASIK, thin-flap LASIK and LASEK; So cost isn't an influencer on deciding what is best for you.

Laser eye surgery is £1500 per eye - all inclusive (2012).

What's more: The profit from this business is directly reinvested to support the NHS eye department here in Sheffield.

Refractive Lens Surgery

Refractive lens surgery can be a more appropriate treatment for older patients wanting long term stability or for younger patients with very high refractive errors that are not amenable to laser eye surgery. The surgery is a little more invasive and for the following reasons, it costs a little more.

• Unlike laser eye surgery, it is normal practice to treat one eye initially and then the following eye usually a week later.
• Lens surgery is carried out by our surgeons at Thornbury private hospital.
• Occasionally laser eye surgery is required to maximize the visual outcome (there is no extra charge if this is required).
• The more complex lenses (Phakic, Toric, Multifocal) are particularly expensive.

Refractive lens surgery varies from £2500 to £3100 (2012) per eye depending on the type of lens implant used.

It is normal to perform the surgery under local anaesthetic, but if you feel a general anaesthetic is required, please discuss this with your surgeon at your initial assessment. There will an extra fee for operations performed under general anaesthetic.