| Refractive surgery is
gaining popularity in India both among the public as well as among
ophthalmologists. Till a few years ago only a few centers performed
high volume radial keratotomy. Today, the highest international
quality of eye care for cornea, cataract, squint and glaucoma is
available in various centers all over India. When it comes to
reliability, India has the best ophthalmic surgeons with
clinico-academic expertise honed to perfection in the best possible
institutions. Visual aid Center in Delhi, Manipal Hospital in
Bangalore are some of the more popular eye care hospitals.
The No Stitch Cataract Surgery with the most modern way of
removing cataract through the use of Phacoemulsification
procedure can be performed in India for as little as US$ 480 for
both the eyes, whereas the same surgery costs $ 45,000 in the
USA.
Hyperopics and LASIK are available and even supra hard
cataracts are treated using just 1 mm incision instead of the 3
mm incision size. Photorefractive keratectomy or PRK treats the
surface of the cornea with the Excimer laser while LASIK treats
the inner tissue of the cornea. For this reason, with LASIK
there is less area to heal, less risk of scarring, less risk of
corneal haze, less post-operative pain and vision often returns
very rapidly. |
