the Price of Eye Surgery

The service was elective eye surgery for my daughter to correct her lazy eye. The price included the initial consultation, surgery, and followup visit. It did not include the cost of the antibiotics and steroid eye drops that the doctor prescribed to prevent infection and get her eye to heal faster.

The doc also does a variety of eye surgeries including cornea transplants and Lasik. Prices vary depending on the time and difficulty of the operation, but "thousands" to "tens of thousands" isn't unprecedented.

Since it was "elective" and dealt with an existing condition, the procedure wasn't covered by the insurance I had through work.

What I got from the eye surgeon was that the operation involved shortening the connecting ligaments for a couple muscles in my daughter's eye. She was nervous since she had watched a video of the procedure on the internet, but anxious to get rid of the thick prismatic glasses she'd been wearing since she was four. She didn't get teased for it at school or anything, but the glasses gave her headaches even though they let her see.

The surgery took a couple hours and we got her an eye patch with a skull and crossbones for her to wear at school for the week or so it took for her eye to heal enough that the bandages could stay off.

Once the surgery is done, use the meds as prescribed. My daughter did and the surgeon said he'd never seen anyone's eye heal better or faster.