Key planning information for cataract surgery in South Africa.
15–30 minsProcedure time
4 hospitalsList cataract surgery
Cataract Surgery in South Africa is priced per case at 4 hospitals. The operation takes 15 to 30 minutes. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Hospitals and clinics offering Cataract Surgery in South Africa
Cataract Surgery is listed by 4 hospitals in South Africa. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Life Healthcare is a leading private hospital operator in South Africa and primarily serves the market for privately insured individuals, representing approximately eight million people. The group provides mainly acute care, high technology private hospital services.
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital is a large Provincial government funded hospital situated in central Mthatha in South Africa. It is a tertiary teaching hospital and forms part of the Mthatha Hospital Complex.
The extensive hospital network includes 64 hospitals (of which 57 are majority owned by Life Healthcare and another seven in which the group holds substantial minority ownership), providing a range of healthcare services throughout South Africa.
Cataract surgery is a simple procedure where a surgeon removes the eye's clouded natural lens and replaces them with artificial intraocular lens (IOL).
The entire operation is usually done on an outpatient basis and lasts between 15 and 30 minutes. Patients may experience little to no pain and can usually return to their normal activities the following day.
About Cataract Surgery
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
15-30 minutes
Days admitted
None (day surgery)
Anesthesia
Local anesthesia
Recovery
Usually 1 day
After care
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