Refractive surgery is gaining popularity in India both among the public as
well as among ophthalmologists. Till a few years ago only a few centres
performed high volume radial keratotomy.
Today, the highest
international quality of eye care for cornea, cataract, squint and glaucoma
is available in over 40 centres 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.
Apollo
Hospital, Gurunanak Eye Centre, Dr. Rajindra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic
Sciences and Mohan Eye Centre in Delhi, Shankar Naytralaya in Chennai,
L.V.Prasad hospital in Hyderabad are just 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 Rs. 20,000, for both the eyes
whereas the same surgery costs $ 45,000 in the USA. Facilities for
PRK, myopia and astigmatism are now available in almost all parts of the
country. 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
Apollo
Hospital, Gurunanak Eye Centre, Dr. Rajindra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic
Sciences and Mohan Eye Centre in Delhi, Shankar Naytralaya in Chennai,
L.V.Prasad hospital in Hyderabad are just 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 Rs. 20,000, for both the eyes
whereas the same surgery costs $ 45,000 in the USA. Facilities for
PRK, myopia and astigmatism are now available in almost all parts of the
country. 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 
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