Eye surgery

tp3813 Serial expat

226POSTS

8 years ago

Anyone know of a competent eye surgeon and contact details, guess Santiago is the only place, really need cataracts dealing with .
Unfortunately don't have health insurance so I'm going to have to pay still is better than losing your eyesight.
Anyone have any knowledge of how much cataract surgery would cost for both eyes?

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the tinker40 ViP

1236POSTS

8 years ago

Sebastian Guzmann, Clinca Coriminus, Calle Restorcion, Santiago. My spelling probably is incorrect, however, the names are as they sound. Without doubt, the best in the DR. With cataract surgery, they only do one eye at the at a time. I had laser tacking, a lens replacement & a lens re-positioning. State of the art facilities & procedures.

tp3813 Serial expat

226POSTS

8 years ago

Ok thanks for that, any ideas of approx cost per eye?

the tinker40 ViP

1236POSTS

8 years ago

Sorry, no idea. I had insurance then, my out of pocket was less than $1,000USD. My sugery was much more complicated & required being put under. Cataracts use a local & takes about 20 t0 30 minutes. Plus no downtime. The next day you have excellent vision. Lots of different eye drops for a couple of days ,but that's it. Good luck, get it done soon. You'll be very happy with the results.