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Consultation costs
This is the first step
Lens replacement consultation
Free
Vision correction initial assessment
Free
Cataract consultation
Free
How I compare with other eye clinics you may be considering
Here’s a summary of what I offer when compared to other independent surgeons and high-street clinics
| Do they offer… | What I offer | Independent surgeons | High-street clinics |
|---|---|---|---|
| A consultation with the surgeon before surgery | ✔ | Often | Rarely |
| NHS Consultant experience | ✔ | Sometimes | Rarely |
| Harley Street 5-Star service | ✔ | Sometimes | No |
| Audited surgical outcomes | ✔ | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Hospital infrastructure | ✔ | Sometimes | No |
| LASEK – 1st Generation laser eye surgery | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| LASIK – 2nd Generation laser eye surgery | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| SMILE – 3rd Generation laser eye surgery | ✔ | Rarely | No |
| PRESBYOND | ✔ | Rarely | No |
| Lens replacement (RLE) | ✔ | Sometimes | ✔ |
| Corneal Cross-linking | ✔ | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Refractive Cataract Surgery | ✔ | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Complex Cataract Surgery | ✔ | Sometimes | No |
| 6/7 day opening hours | ✔ | Rarely | ✔ |
| Flexible aftercare | ✔ | Often | Rarely |
| Transparent pricing | ✔ | Often | Sometimes |
| Interest-free financing | ✔ | Sometimes | ✔ |
| The surgeon’s mobile number after surgery | ✔ | Sometimes | Sometimes |
Financing
The eye hospital in London also offers monthly price plans and finance options, so you can spread the cost of your laser eye treatments over 12, 24, 36 or 48 months. If approved for credit, you can sign up for treatment with no deposit required, followed by monthly payments which are scheduled over a time period to suit you. Alternatively, pay a 10% deposit upfront to get 0% APR on our 12 and 24-month payment plans, or pay 20% deposit to pay over 48 months at 0% APR.
Laser eye surgery costs (as low as £34/month)3
These package prices include ALL of your laser eye surgery costs (apart from travel and accommodation if you find it necessary)
LASEK
1,495per eye
- Initial assessment
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Facility costs
- Aftercare
LASIK
1,995per eye
- Initial assessment
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Facility costs
- Aftercare
ReLEx® SMILE
2,595per eye
- Initial assessment
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Facility costs
- Aftercare
PRESBYOND ®
2,895per eye
- Initial assessment
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Facility costs
- Aftercare
Refractive lens exchange costs (as low as £56/month)4
These package prices include ALL of your lens replacement costs (apart from travel and accommodation if you find it necessary)
With a monofocal lens implant
3,295per eye
- Initial assessment
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Toric monofocal lens implant
- Facility costs
- Aftercare
With a multifocal lens implant
3,895per eye
- Initial assessment
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Multifocal lens implant
- Facility costs
- Aftercare
ICL lens implant costs
These package prices include ALL of your ICL costs (apart from travel and accommodation if you find it necessary)
ICL lens implant*
£3,995per eye
- Initial consultation
- Pentacam Scan
- Biometry (IOL Master)
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Treatment costs
- Facility costs
- Follow up consultation
* Depending on complexity of prescription
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Cataract surgery costs
With a standard monofocal lens
2,395per eye
- + Initial consultation at Arnott Eye Associates £250
- + Pentacam Scan at Arnott Eye Associates £105
- + Biometry (IOL Master) at Arnott Eye Associates £150
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Standard monofocal lens
- Facility costs
- + Post Operative Consultation £200
With a toric monofocal lens
2,995per eye
- + Initial consultation at Arnott Eye Associates £250
- + Pentacam Scan at Arnott Eye Associates £105
- + Biometry (IOL Master) at Arnott Eye Associates £150
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Toric monofocal lens
- Facility costs
- + Post Operative Consultation £200
With a multifocal lens
From 3,595per eye
- + Initial consultation at Arnott Eye Associates £250
- + Pentacam Scan at Arnott Eye Associates £105
- + Biometry (IOL Master) at Arnott Eye Associates £150
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)
- Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Specular Microscopy
- Surgeon consent
- Surgical costs
- Multifocal lens
- Facility costs
- + Post Operative Consultation £200
Optional lens costs for insured patients
Standard monofocal lens
covered
Toric monofocal lens
550per eye
Multifocal lens
1,000per eye
Toric multifocal lens
1,000per eye
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Diagnostic test costs
Some complex cases (that is, people who’ve had surgery with other providers) may require me to carry out measurements separately
Pentacam Scan
105
Biometry (IOL Master)
150
Specular Microscopy*
85
Humphrey Visual Field Analyser*
120
Heidelberg Retinal Tomography (HRT)*
200
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
200
* The surgical procedure is performed by Mr Alex Shortt at the Opterga Eye Hospital.
All pre-operative and post-operative care is performed personally by Mr Shortt at 25 Queen Anne St.
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About the author
Mr Alex J. Shortt | Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
MB BCh MSc PhD FRCOphth PGDipCatRef
I’m Alex Shortt, a highly trained academic researcher and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based in London’s famous Harley Street medical district. I trained and worked as a consultant for 14 years at London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital. I specialise in advanced technologies for correcting vision, including cataract surgery, implantable contact lenses and laser vision correction.