How much does laser eye surgery cost?

The cost of laser eye surgery depends on the type of treatment you're having and your prescription requirements, but the range of pricing and finance options at Optical Express make it an affordable solution for all patients.

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Description An effective form of treatment for many patients Our most popular type of laser eye surgery Enhance your LASEK treatment with our innovative iDesign technology Enhance your treatment with the industry's most advanced technology
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From £595 per eye

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From £1,295 per eye

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You can get treatment for £x a month for 10 months with a £100 deposit

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Medication & aftercare

The cost of your treatment includes all of your aftercare appointments that is recommended by your optometrist or clinician during the first 3 months after your primary surgical procedure. Also included in the cost of your treatment are any eye drops and medications that is prescribed in the first 3 months following your initial surgery. Any appointments you attend after this time will be charged as follows:

Optometrist £100
Ophthalmic Surgeon/Ophthalmologist £200

 

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How much could you save?

An easy way to work out the cost-effectiveness of laser eye surgery is to consider the amount you currently spend on purchasing glasses and contact lenses. The numbers soon add up, so it's worth bearing in mind that laser eye surgery removes the ongoing costs of eye treatment including tests, glasses and contact lenses.

 

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Your free consultation includes:

  • Diagnostic tests
  • Visual fields
  • Specular microscopy
  • Optometrist consultation
  • Auto-refractor
  • Corneal topography
  • WaveScan
  • OCT
  • Tonometry
  • iDesign aberrometry
  • Pachymetry

Diagnostic tests

As well as checking your vision and your prescription, the tests we'll perform on your eyes will help us gather the information we need to check that they're healthy and that there are no signs of eye disease.

Visual fields

This test will check your peripheral vision, and identify if there are any problems with any part of your visual field. If so, it'll determine if one or both eyes are affected, the extent of the problem, and what the chances are of it worsening.

Specular microscopy

This is a quick and painless procedure. The specular microscope captures high quality images of the back surface of the cornea, and checks for irregularities which may be early warning signs of a number of eye diseases.

Optometrist consultation

An optometrist consultation is the first step towards corrective eye surgery. It's a very thorough eye examination which can take up to 2 hours. Some of the tests will be familiar to you already, but additional tests are conducted too. All the tests are painless.

Following the examination, your optometrist will interpret the results and compare them to the International Medical Advisory Board suitability guidelines, to determine your suitability for surgery.

Auto-refractor

This technology is used during your eye examination. It's a computer-controlled machine which identifies any issues your eyes have with focusing light accurately onto your retina. You'll look into the machine using two lenses, and be asked to focus on a picture while the auto-refractor calculates an approximate prescription using your ability to focus on an image.

Corneal topography

This is a technique which maps the curved surface of the cornea. A 3D map of the eye helps your optometrist to assess any alterations in the shape of your cornea, and to diagnose various visual conditions.

WaveScan

This machine is the most advanced refractive laser system available today. 25 times more accurate than previous, similar laser systems, it can detect even the most subtle eye abnormalities, with the information used to customise the patient's laser eye surgery treatment.

OCT

Optical Coherence Tomography is an imaging test which is used in the diagnosis of many eye conditions. It uses light waves to take cross section images of your retina, allowing your optometrist to see its distinctive layers and measure their thickness and helping them to determine any issues.

Tonometry

A tonometer measures your eyes' intraocular pressure (IOP). It blows a gentle puff of air onto the surface of your eye, which flattens your cornea. The extent to which your cornea flattens is then used to calculate the IOP.

iDesign aberrometry

Aberrometry is used to diagnose vision errors, represented by the way that the eye focuses light. The errors can be the more common lower-order (such as near-sightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism) or higher-order, which are more complex.

Pachymetry

This is a simple test which measures the thickness of your cornea, and it helps with diagnosing any eye conditions as corneal thickness can influence eye pressure readings. It helps the optometrist to understand your optical coherence topography reading.

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Laser eye technology has made considerable advances over the years. This improved efficiency means that costs involved for patients have dropped. Not only does laser eye surgery improve your long-term vision, but it could be the most economical solution for you.

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*Prices dependent on prescription. Optical Express head office: 5 Deerdykes Road, Cumbernauld, G68 9HF. The figures below apply to patients taking out a finance agreement. Patients who are not taking a finance agreement will be required to pay a minimum deposit at time of booking. **Subject to status. The credit advertised is provided by one of a number of credit providers with whom we have a commercial relationship. Available in UK only.