Therefore, it is important to consider the cost of LASIK surgery. It is fairly common to see advertisements on television and in the daily press offering treatment from £395 per eye. If your problems are confined to one eye, this may seem like a very reasonable price, but it does seem that the operative word in that last sentence is “from”. While it is possible that people will get the treatment they require at that price, it is the least you will pay, and the chances are it will be upwards of £1,000, and possibly of £2,000 or more.

Obviously, the existence of a sliding payment scale is not a rare occurence and certainly not confined to laser eye surgery. If you have the money to spare, then it is something that need not put you off having the treatment you require or desire. It is certainly worth going through a cost / benefit analysis. By having the surgery, will you comfortably improve the quality of your life? Will you increase your ability to do certain jobs that would end up more than covering the cost? Can you spare the money?

Often, surgeries will offer low prices for treatments in order to get you through the door, and use pressure selling techniques. Other surgeries may well carry out treatments for a low price, but only be able to afford such a low pricing scale through using older, less precise equipment. It is certainly worth doing some comparison shopping before having the treatment. It is possible to get good treatment at a reasonable price – but you may need to search for it.