Last updated: 13 September 2026 · Content curated by Dr. Shabnam Choudhary · Medically reviewed by Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary
Quick Answer
SMILE Eye Surgery in Delhi NCR uses $1,000–$2,500 per eye per eye for planning, with Outpatient only a broad trip guide. Neither is a city tariff, recommendation or acceptance promise.
Confirm the named clinician, campus, diagnosis, laterality, technique, device or medicine, anaesthesia, reviews, exclusions and urgent pathway.
- India cost range
- $1,000–$2,500 per eye
- Typical starting point
- $1,000
- Typical hospital stay
- Outpatient
- Procedure time
- procedure time and observation vary with indication, technique, anaesthesia and findings
- Recovery
- Prescribed drops, no rubbing, ocular-surface care and serial vision and corneal checks guide return to driving, work, water and sport.
Major cost factors: laser platform, prescription range, corneal tomography, lenticule complexity. International patients should also budget for accommodation, airport transfers, a medical visa, medicines and follow-up.
Often quoted separately: additional diagnostics; changed or combined treatment; extra devices or medicines; complication care; travel and living.
Why request a cost through GAF rather than a hospital?
Writing to one campus gets you that campus’s package. A GAF request is reviewed against your records and returned as suitable doctor and hospital options with an indicative, itemised estimate. There is no obligation to book.
- Doctor review first. The number follows a reading of your imaging, test results and clinical records, not a brochure range.
- Hospital options. You can compare listed campuses before you travel, instead of starting over with each international desk.
- International-patient coordination. Visa letters, records routing and companion logistics sit with the same request.
SMILE Eye Surgery in Delhi NCR
It may suit selected stable refractive errors after corneal shape, thickness, ocular surface, pupil, retinal health and treatment range are checked. Refraction, corrected acuity, slit-lamp examination, pachymetry, topography or tomography, tear-film and dilated retinal review guide candidacy.
Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad are separate clinical corridors. Confirm whether examination, biometry, surgery and next-day review occur at one campus before booking transport. Dilation, treatment or early recovery can affect navigation, so arrange a companion when the treating team advises one.
Choose a quiet, lift-accessible stay near the named eye unit, with a companion and a reliable route back if pain or vision changes. Winter pollution, dust and long road transfers can complicate eye protection and drop timing. Follow the clinician's shield, hygiene and outdoor-exposure instructions.
Doctor and hospital cards in Delhi NCR resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for SMILE Eye Surgery. If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic Ophthalmology, eye-care or hospital label cannot verify current case acceptance. This is a catalog gap, not an availability or quality claim.
Send complete records before non-refundable travel. Remote review for SMILE can change after examination, imaging or functional testing.
What smile eye surgery typically costs in Delhi NCR
The estimate changes with laser platform, prescription range, corneal tomography, lenticule complexity and the stated follow-up.
Ask for the per eye basis, named clinician, tests, facility, consumables, medicines, reviews, exclusions and complication terms in writing.
Budget separately for travel through Indira Gandhi International Airport, lodging, companion support, transport, medicines and extra nights.
What moves the quote in Delhi NCR
- Laser platform
- Laser platform changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Prescription range
- Prescription range changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Corneal tomography
- Corneal tomography changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Lenticule complexity
- Lenticule complexity changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
Medical travel through Delhi NCR
Send consultation notes, imaging, test outputs, prior procedures and current medicines before travel to Delhi NCR.
Obtain written acceptance from a named corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction and verify procedure-specific equipment, tissue, implant or medicine availability at the exact campus.
Prescribed drops, no rubbing, ocular-surface care and serial vision and corneal checks guide return to driving, work, water and sport. Winter pollution, dust and long road transfers can complicate eye protection and drop timing. Follow the clinician's shield, hygiene and outdoor-exposure instructions. Carry the treatment note and follow-up plan home.
Hospitals and units listed in Delhi NCR
Doctor and hospital cards in Delhi NCR resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for SMILE Eye Surgery. If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic Ophthalmology, eye-care or hospital label cannot verify current case acceptance. This is a catalog gap, not an availability or quality claim.
General accreditation does not establish current clinician acceptance, device or tissue availability, emergency support or case-specific suitability.
SMILE Eye Surgery doctors in Delhi NCR · SMILE Eye Surgery hospitals in Delhi NCR · SMILE Eye Surgery cost in India
What Is SMILE Eye Surgery?
SMILE uses a femtosecond laser to create a refractive stromal lenticule inside the cornea, removed through a small incision without a LASIK flap.
SMILE is lenticule extraction without a hinged flap; LASIK uses flap-based excimer ablation, and ICL is a removable phakic intraocular lens.
Ophthalmic terms can describe different tissue layers, disease mechanisms and treatment goals. The written plan should use the exact term rather than a broader eye-surgery label.
When Might SMILE Eye Surgery Be Considered?
It may suit selected stable refractive errors after corneal shape, thickness, ocular surface, pupil, retinal health and treatment range are checked.
Symptoms alone or an image alone may not establish candidacy. The clinician should connect examination and functional impact, consider alternatives and explain uncertainty from coexisting corneal, lens, pressure, retinal, optic-nerve, eyelid, orbital or systemic disease.
How the operation is performed, recovery and variations →
SMILE Eye Surgery cost in India
$1,000–$2,500 per eye is the stored national planning range per eye; $2,500–$5,500 per eye is a comparison reference using the catalog's stated unit. Neither is a tariff, acceptance decision or final bill.
The quotation should identify SMILE Eye Surgery, diagnosis, eye or laterality, clinician, campus, approach, anaesthesia, named devices, donor tissue or medicines, observation, reviews and exclusions.
Cost drivers include laser platform, prescription range, corneal tomography, lenticule complexity, diagnostic scope, facility, medical needs, altered findings and follow-up. Ask what triggers another procedure, device, injection, admission or visit.
Keep flights, visa, insurance, airport and local transfers, companion support, suitable lodging, meals, take-home medicines, extra nights and ophthalmology follow-up outside the clinical total unless expressly included.
Planning Range ≠ Final Hospital Quotation. Records review and an in-person ophthalmic assessment are required before candidacy, treatment scope, risks and an itemized offer are meaningful.
Planning range or quotation?
The $1,000–$2,500 per eye figure is an indicative planning range. A final hospital quotation is itemised, issued after a consultant reviews your records, and still subject to what is found clinically.
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What is usually included in a SMILE Eye Surgery package?
No two hospitals draw the line in the same place, so read an estimate for what it excludes as carefully as for what it covers. The pattern below is what listed campuses typically bundle into a surgical estimate for this procedure. Anything not written into your estimate should be assumed to be extra until the hospital confirms otherwise.
Usually included
Usually included
Procedure-specific assessment
Named corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction review, examination and stated diagnostic tests.
Usually included
Consented treatment
SMILE Eye Surgery, laterality and technique exactly as written.
Usually included
Facility and anaesthesia
Stated day-care or theatre use, anaesthesia, monitoring and recovery.
Usually included
Named device, tissue or medicine
Model, donor tissue, laser, tamponade or drug when relevant.
Usually included
Routine consumables and medicines
Only supplies and peri-procedure medicines listed in the offer.
Usually included
Early review and handover
Scheduled checks, treatment note, warning signs and home plan.
May be charged separately
May be separate
Additional diagnostics
Unlisted imaging, laboratory, functional testing or specialist review.
May be separate
Changed or combined treatment
A different technique, added procedure or staged care unless itemized.
May be separate
Extra devices or medicines
Unlisted implant, donor tissue, tamponade, injection or take-home drug.
May be separate
Complication care
Extra visits, admission, re-operation or prolonged treatment unless covered.
May be separate
Travel and living
Flights, visa, insurance, transfers, lodging, meals and companion costs.
Catalog inclusions listed for this pathway: ophthalmology consultation and records review; named consultant on camera before travel; biometry, tomography or oct as indicated; lens, graft, laser or implant as quoted; discharge summary to your home physician.
What can increase the cost?
These are the drivers that actually move a bill for this operation, in rough order of how often they do it. Most of them are clinical decisions rather than commercial ones, which is why an honest estimate is written after a records review rather than before it.
- Laser platform
- Laser platform changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Prescription range
- Prescription range changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Corneal tomography
- Corneal tomography changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Lenticule complexity
- Lenticule complexity changes the procedure-specific planning, resources or follow-up for SMILE.
- Diagnostic scope
- Examination, imaging and functional tests must match the indication.
- Named clinician and facility
- Professional, day-care, theatre and monitoring scope can differ.
- Anaesthesia and medical needs
- Cooperation, age and comorbidity can change support and observation.
- Devices, tissue and medicines
- Implants, donor tissue, laser, tamponade or drugs must be itemized.
- Changed findings
- New examination or operative findings can alter or stage treatment.
- Follow-up and complications
- Included reviews and unplanned treatment vary between quotations.
Approaches and alternatives for SMILE Eye Surgery
Approaches are clinical choices, not a quality ladder. Anatomy, disease mechanism, severity, previous treatment, ocular health, general health and clinician judgment guide selection.
SMILE is lenticule extraction without a hinged flap; LASIK uses flap-based excimer ablation, and ICL is a removable phakic intraocular lens. Ask why the proposed approach fits and what finding would change, postpone or stop it.
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| Approach | Relative complexity | GAF planning range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMILE | Suitability follows procedure-specific examination | No separate GAF sheetRelative complexity only | Small-incision femtosecond lenticule extraction. |
| LASIK | Suitability follows procedure-specific examination | No separate GAF sheetRelative complexity only | Flap creation followed by excimer reshaping. |
| Surface ablation or ICL | Suitability follows procedure-specific examination | No separate GAF sheetRelative complexity only | Alternatives according to cornea and prescription. |
Planning ranges appear only where GAF Healthcare already publishes a cost sheet for that operation. Other rows describe relative clinical complexity and should not be read as prices.
Anatomy and indication for SMILE Eye Surgery
SMILE uses a femtosecond laser to create a refractive stromal lenticule inside the cornea, removed through a small incision without a LASIK flap. It may suit selected stable refractive errors after corneal shape, thickness, ocular surface, pupil, retinal health and treatment range are checked.
The assessment should identify the structure causing symptoms or risk and document important neighbouring tissue. Coexisting disease can change expected benefit, technique and follow-up.
The clinical distinction that changes the quote
SMILE is lenticule extraction without a hinged flap; LASIK uses flap-based excimer ablation, and ICL is a removable phakic intraocular lens.
Do not compare a broad package with a procedure-specific plan. Hold laterality, diagnosis, approach, device or medicine, anaesthesia, setting, monitoring and reviews constant.
How SMILE is performed
The laser creates the lenticule and access incision; the surgeon identifies its planes, dissects attachments and extracts it before checking the cornea.
A safe sequence includes verification, consent, sterile preparation, procedure-specific monitoring, documented treatment and discharge criteria. Added work needs separate clinical justification.
Risks, limitations and urgent review
Procedure-specific risks include difficult lenticule dissection, retained tissue, interface inflammation, infection, dry eye, glare, halos, undercorrection, overcorrection, ectasia and additional treatment
Urgent review is needed for pain, falling vision, redness, discharge, trauma, severe light sensitivity or a new shadow. The patient should know the named contact and where an examination can occur after hours.
Recovery, monitoring and continuity
Prescribed drops, no rubbing, ocular-surface care and serial vision and corneal checks guide return to driving, work, water and sport.
Carry the examination findings, procedure note, device or tissue label, medicine list and review plan home. Local follow-up should be arranged before travel, especially when serial imaging, pressure checks, suture care or repeated treatment may be needed.
SMILE Eye Surgery cost: India vs other medical tourism destinations
India and United States values use stored catalog references for SMILE. Other countries require direct quotations because comparable procedure-specific scope is not reliably stored.
Compare the same diagnosis, laterality, per eye basis, technique, clinician, facility, device or medicine, monitoring and follow-up.
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| Country | Approximate cost | Relative cost position | Important cost considerations |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | $1,000–$2,500 per eye | Baseline | GAF catalog planning range. The stored India figure is a national per eye planning range for SMILE, not a quotation or acceptance decision. |
| Turkey | Confirmation requiredIndicative planning estimate* | Higher than India | Quotation required. Request a direct per eye quotation for SMILE; diagnosis, technique, devices, medicines and follow-up may not be comparable. |
| Thailand | Confirmation requiredIndicative planning estimate* | Higher than India | Quotation required. Request a direct per eye quotation for SMILE; diagnosis, technique, devices, medicines and follow-up may not be comparable. |
| United Arab Emirates | Confirmation requiredIndicative planning estimate* | Higher than India | Quotation required. Request a direct per eye quotation for SMILE; diagnosis, technique, devices, medicines and follow-up may not be comparable. |
| Singapore | Confirmation requiredIndicative planning estimate* | Higher than India | Private self-pay varies. Request a direct per eye quotation for SMILE; diagnosis, technique, devices, medicines and follow-up may not be comparable. |
| Germany | Confirmation requiredIndicative planning estimate* | Higher than India | Private billing varies. Request a direct per eye quotation for SMILE; diagnosis, technique, devices, medicines and follow-up may not be comparable. |
| United Kingdom | Confirmation requiredIndicative planning estimate* | Higher than India | Private self-pay varies. Request a direct per eye quotation for SMILE; diagnosis, technique, devices, medicines and follow-up may not be comparable. |
| United States | $2,500–$5,500 per eye | ≈2.3× India | Stored self-pay reference. $2,500–$5,500 per eye is the stored comparison reference for SMILE; professional, facility, device, medicine and follow-up billing may differ. |
International figures are indicative. Currency, changed findings, staged treatment, complications and length of stay can change the final bill.
Why do international patients consider India for SMILE?
Some international patients consider India for access to named corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction care, diagnostic infrastructure and a national self-pay planning range. Price alone is not a clinical reason to travel.
Evaluate licensure, named campus, procedure-specific experience, equipment, device, tissue or medicine traceability, infection controls, urgent support and home handover.
No provider is ranked and no outcome is promised. Unstable disease, urgent local needs, inadequate records or appropriate dependable care near home may make elective travel unsuitable.
SMILE Eye Surgery hospitals and eye units in Delhi NCR
Cards follow exact live CMS relationships for SMILE Eye Surgery. A general eye-care label does not establish current acceptance, resources or results.
Fortis Memorial Research Institute
JCI Accredited
NABH Accredited
NABL Accredited
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
- Hematology
1 listed doctor for this pathway
Languages listed: English, Hindi
Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital
- NABH Accredited
- Ophthalmology
2 listed doctors for this pathway
Languages listed: English, Hindi
The Sight Avenue Eye Hospital
- NABH Accredited
- Ophthalmology
2 listed doctors for this pathway
Languages listed: English, Hindi
SMILE Eye Surgery hospitals in Delhi NCR · Talk to a treatment coordinator
SMILE Eye Surgery ophthalmologists in Delhi NCR
Profiles require an exact current CMS relationship for SMILE Eye Surgery. Verify clinician, scope, campus and availability; placement is not a ranking or outcome claim.
Dr. Amrita Singh
Ophthalmology
17+ years Experience
Cataract Surgery · LASIK Eye Surgery · Corneal Transplant
English, Hindi
Dr. Bhavatharini M
Ophthalmology
13+ years Experience
Cataract Surgery · Corneal Transplant · LASIK Eye Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Deepa Gupta
Ophthalmology
16+ years Experience
Cataract Surgery · LASIK Eye Surgery · SMILE Eye Surgery
English, Hindi
Dr. Divya Agarwal
Ophthalmology
5+ years Experience
Cataract Surgery · Glaucoma Surgery · Corneal Transplant
English, Hindi
Dr. Vinit Dahiya
Ophthalmology
17+ years Experience
Cataract Surgery · LASIK Eye Surgery · ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens)
English, Hindi
SMILE Eye Surgery doctors in Delhi NCR (5 listed) · Get a personalized cost estimate
SMILE Eye Surgery cost by city in India
Five city overlays retain $1,000–$2,500 per eye because no verified city tariff is stored for SMILE. They add local campus, airport, lodging, climate and review logistics without inventing prices or capabilities.
Cards require an exact current CMS relationship for SMILE Eye Surgery; missing mappings remain empty rather than borrowing generic Ophthalmology entities.
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Delhi NCR
$1,000–$2,500 per eye
India planning band — not a city quote
Typical stay Outpatient
No verified Delhi NCR-only tariff is stored for SMILE. Use $1,000–$2,500 per eye as the national per eye planning range until a named provider issues an itemized estimate; it is not a city price.
3 hospitals · 5 doctors
Mumbai
$1,000–$2,500 per eye
India planning band — not a city quote
Typical stay Outpatient
No verified Mumbai-only tariff is stored for SMILE. Use $1,000–$2,500 per eye as the national per eye planning range until a named provider issues an itemized estimate; it is not a city price.
1 hospital · 1 doctor
Bengaluru
$1,000–$2,500 per eye
India planning band — not a city quote
Typical stay Outpatient
No verified Bengaluru-only tariff is stored for SMILE. Use $1,000–$2,500 per eye as the national per eye planning range until a named provider issues an itemized estimate; it is not a city price.
0 hospitals · consultant match on request
Chennai
$1,000–$2,500 per eye
India planning band — not a city quote
Typical stay Outpatient
No verified Chennai-only tariff is stored for SMILE. Use $1,000–$2,500 per eye as the national per eye planning range until a named provider issues an itemized estimate; it is not a city price.
0 hospitals · consultant match on request
Hyderabad
$1,000–$2,500 per eye
India planning band — not a city quote
Typical stay Outpatient
No verified Hyderabad-only tariff is stored for SMILE. Use $1,000–$2,500 per eye as the national per eye planning range until a named provider issues an itemized estimate; it is not a city price.
1 hospital · 1 doctor
Costs vary considerably by hospital, specialist, clinical complexity, insurance, room or day-care category, and what is included in the package.
Choosing a city for SMILE
What should international patients budget beyond the ophthalmology procedure?
International care starts with complete records and a named clinical question, not a package reservation.
Acceptance remains provisional until examination confirms diagnosis, suitability and scope.
- Submit records
- Send notes, imaging, tests and prior treatment.
- Named review
- A corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction assesses the request.
- Confirm diagnosis
- Complete procedure-specific examination and imaging.
- Compare alternatives
- Discuss observation and other suitable treatments.
- Define scope
- Name eye, side, technique, device, tissue or medicine.
- Itemize estimate
- Use the correct per eye basis and exclusions.
- Plan travel
- Arrange flexible travel, companion and nearby lodging.
- Reassess arrival
- Update examination, tests and consent.
- Complete treatment
- Perform only the consented procedure-specific scope.
- Monitor recovery
- Follow written protection, medicine and review instructions.
- Review safety
- Check for pain, falling vision, redness, discharge, trauma, severe light sensitivity or a new shadow.
- Handover home
- Transfer records and ongoing review plan.
- Treatment episode$1,000–$2,500 per eye
- Pre-operative testsOften inside the estimate — confirm
- Hospital stayOutpatient typically bundled
- Additional procedures or extended careQuoted separately if advised
- Accommodation for companionVaries by city and length of stay
- Local transportationAirport and daily hospital transfers
- FlightsDepends on origin
- Medical visaFee set by the issuing consulate
Planning estimate — not a hospital quotation.
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What does medical travel for SMILE in India involve?
The sequence below is how a records-first pathway normally runs. The order matters: everything before arrival exists so that you are not making decisions in an unfamiliar hospital corridor with a suitcase beside you.
Define concern
Document symptoms, diagnosis and eye or side.
Gather records
Collect images, tests and prior treatment.
Identify clinician
Confirm the corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction.
Review remotely
Check whether travel assessment is reasonable.
Examine in person
Confirm anatomy, diagnosis and suitability.
Discuss alternatives
Compare reasonable non-surgical and procedural options.
Write treatment plan
Name technique and all material inputs.
Compare estimates
Hold the per eye scope constant.
Plan trip
Keep flights and lodging flexible.
Confirm consent
Review risks and possible plan changes.
Treat and monitor
Complete consented scope and immediate checks.
Complete handover
Carry records, warnings and follow-up.
Documents to prepare
- Ophthalmology consultation and symptom history
- Visual acuity, refraction and slit-lamp findings when relevant
- Procedure-specific imaging and original test outputs
- Intraocular-pressure, optic-nerve and retinal findings when relevant
- Previous eye operation, laser, injection and implant records
- Current eye drops and systemic medicines with doses
- Allergies, anaesthesia history and relevant medical conditions
- Passport, visa, companion and local follow-up details
Clinical detail
How the procedure is performed
The laser creates the lenticule and access incision; the surgeon identifies its planes, dissects attachments and extracts it before checking the cornea.
Before treatment, the team confirms identity, eye or side, consent, allergies, medicines and equipment. Anaesthesia and monitoring follow age, cooperation, procedure and medical risk.
Unexpected anatomy, tissue behaviour, pressure, bleeding, visualization or safety concern may limit, alter or stage treatment. The consent and quotation should explain the relevant contingency.
Main variations
- SMILE
- Small-incision femtosecond lenticule extraction.
- LASIK
- Flap creation followed by excimer reshaping.
- Surface ablation or ICL
- Alternatives according to cornea and prescription.
Preparation
Refraction, corrected acuity, slit-lamp examination, pachymetry, topography or tomography, tear-film and dilated retinal review guide candidacy.
Send original imaging and test printouts, prior operative notes, implant or injection records, current prescriptions, allergies and medical conditions. Repeat testing may be needed when measurements are old, incomplete or inconsistent.
Follow only the treating team's medicine, fasting, contact-lens, hygiene and drop instructions. Arrange a responsible companion when dilation, sedation, anaesthesia or reduced vision makes independent travel unsafe.
Hospital stay and recovery
Prescribed drops, no rubbing, ocular-surface care and serial vision and corneal checks guide return to driving, work, water and sport.
Use drops, tablets, shield, positioning or wound care exactly as prescribed. Avoid rubbing, contamination and activity that the clinician restricts; do not infer permission to drive or fly from discharge alone.
Risks include difficult lenticule dissection, retained tissue, interface inflammation, infection, dry eye, glare, halos, undercorrection, overcorrection, ectasia and additional treatment Risk varies with the individual eye and procedure; consent should cover likely consequences, alternatives and possible additional treatment.
Seek urgent ophthalmic assessment for pain, falling vision, redness, discharge, trauma, severe light sensitivity or a new shadow. Sudden symptoms require an examination rather than reliance on remote messaging.
How to compare SMILE Eye Surgery quotes from Indian hospitals
Print these and work through them on the video call. A house that answers without hedging is telling you something useful about how it will behave when something goes wrong.
- Why is SMILE considered, and what alternatives remain?
- What exact diagnosis, eye or side is documented?
- Who is the named corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction, and at which campus?
- Which examination findings establish candidacy?
- Is $1,000–$2,500 per eye applied per eye?
- What exact technique is planned?
- Which finding could change or stop treatment?
- Which device, tissue, laser, tamponade or medicine is assumed?
- Which clinician, facility and anaesthesia fees are included?
- Which consumables and routine medicines are included?
- What observation or admission is assumed?
- Which alternatives were considered and why?
- What coexisting eye disease could limit benefit?
- How are additional treatment and complications billed?
- Which drops, wound care or positioning instructions apply?
- Which warning signs require urgent examination?
- Which scheduled reviews and tests are included?
- When may I work, exercise, drive and fly?
- Could treatment be staged, repeated or revised?
- Who coordinates follow-up after I return home?
Frequently asked questions
How much does SMILE cost in Delhi NCR?
$1,000–$2,500 per eye is the stored national per eye planning range. No verified Delhi NCR-only tariff is stored; request an itemized quotation.
Who should assess SMILE in Delhi NCR?
A named corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction should assess it. Dynamic cards require exact CMS relationships and are not recommendations.
Where should a patient stay in Delhi NCR?
Choose a quiet, lift-accessible stay near the named eye unit, with a companion and a reliable route back if pain or vision changes. Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Faridabad are separate clinical corridors. Confirm whether examination, biometry, surgery and next-day review occur at one campus before booking transport.
When can an international patient travel onward?
There is no universal date. Prescribed drops, no rubbing, ocular-surface care and serial vision and corneal checks guide return to driving, work, water and sport. The treating clinician must review fitness.
What should the local estimate name?
It should name diagnosis, eye or side, clinician, campus, technique, devices or medicines, reviews, exclusions and changed-scope terms.
How much does SMILE cost in India?
$1,000–$2,500 per eye is a national per eye planning range, not a quotation. Tests, exact scope, facility and follow-up determine the offer.
What is SMILE?
SMILE Eye Surgery treats the procedure-specific anatomy described above; the written plan must name its exact scope.
Who may be considered?
A named corneal and refractive surgeon trained in lenticule extraction confirms indication after examination, testing, alternatives and individual eye risks are reviewed.
What assessment is needed?
Procedure-specific examination, imaging or functional testing must confirm diagnosis, anatomy, laterality and relevant coexisting eye disease.
How is the treatment performed?
The laser creates the lenticule and access incision; the surgeon identifies its planes, dissects attachments and extracts it before checking the cornea.
What is the most important distinction?
SMILE is lenticule extraction without a hinged flap; LASIK uses flap-based excimer ablation, and ICL is a removable phakic intraocular lens.
What alternatives should be discussed?
The options include SMILE, LASIK, Surface ablation or ICL according to examination and goals.
What are the important risks?
difficult lenticule dissection, retained tissue, interface inflammation, infection, dry eye, glare, halos, undercorrection, overcorrection, ectasia and additional treatment
What does recovery involve?
Prescribed drops, no rubbing, ocular-surface care and serial vision and corneal checks guide return to driving, work, water and sport.
Which symptoms need urgent review?
Seek prompt ophthalmic assessment for pain, falling vision, redness, discharge, trauma, severe light sensitivity or a new shadow.
Is the result guaranteed?
No. Individual anatomy, disease, healing and coexisting eye conditions create uncertainty; the clinician should explain realistic aims without promising an outcome.
When can an international patient fly home?
There is no universal date. The treating clinician must review stability, medicines, restrictions, scheduled follow-up and access to urgent care.
Dr. Shabnam Choudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She contributes to the curation and development of medically informative healthcare content, helping ensure that information is structured clearly and presented in a patient-friendly manner.
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Dr. Shabnam Choudhary
BDS
Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
Dr. Saffiyyah Chaudhary, BDS, is a dental professional who graduated from Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka. She provides medical review of healthcare content to help ensure that clinical information is accurate, understandable, and appropriately presented for patients and their families.
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BDS
Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru
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Cost note
Cost ranges on this page are for preliminary planning and comparison only. The final treatment cost depends on the patient's diagnosis, treatment plan, hospital, doctor, procedure complexity and other clinical factors. A personalized quotation should be obtained before making treatment or travel decisions.
This page is general information about treatment costs and pathways. It is not a diagnosis, a treatment recommendation or a substitute for an individualised medical opinion. Decisions about whether this procedure is appropriate for you belong to a qualified doctor who has reviewed your records.
Last updated 13 September 2026. Cost data is maintained separately from this article and refreshed as listed campuses revise their planning ranges.
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