Quality Eye Care Seen As Important for Medical Tourism to India

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Medical Value of Eye Care Leads More to Travel to India

The technological advances in Indian eye care make corrective surgeries more effective and less risky.  According to the Travel India Company, “Today, the highest international quality of eye care for cornea, cataract, squint, and glaucoma is available in over 40 centers all over India.”  Each one of these centers is arguably among the best hospitals in India for eye care.  Additionally, the procedures offered in India parallel the quality and expertise for which US ophthalmologists are known and respected.  The cost, however, differs greatly.  One particular eye care procedure, no stitch cataract surgery, costs less than half the cost of the same surgery in the United States—another reason why medical tourism is becoming more lucrative in India.  As the medical tourism industry grows, having some of the world’s best hospitals, skilled doctors, and lowest pricing in India will help maintain the country’s leadership in quality eye care. 

LASIK Enhancing Medical Value of Travel to India

LASIK is possibly the most popular form of eye care today.  The ease of the surgery and negligible recovery symptoms and time make the procedure quite attractive to the optically challenged.  In India’s medical facilities, LASIK can be performed for less than $400.  The medical value of having both eyes corrected in India costs patients less than the cost of having just one eye corrected in the UK or US.  The best hospitals in India and fractional pricing for quality eye care enable patients to literally see the bargains they’re receiving.  Additionally, the outpatient nature of LASIK coupled with extremely short recovery periods mean medical tourism packages could easily convert into vacations in a place as rich in culture and heritage as India.