Life Smile health care facilitates the affordable low cost Eye surgery treatment procedures - medical and elective like LASIK – refractive errors correction of eye procedure, Phaco for cataract correction, squint correction etc. at the top Ophthalmology hospitals and clinical facilities in India. These eye surgery procedures overseas for uninsured, self insured and underinsured individuals helps in a cost savings of up to 70% to 80% for example the lasik procedure abroad in India would cost US$ 492 to US$ 879 for both eyes and the Phacoemulsification would cost between US$ 990 to US$ 2040, depending on the type of intraocular lens used.  

Details on a few eye treatment procedures being facilitated by Life Smile health care is:

The LASIK Procedure:

LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. LASIK stands for Laser- Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. LASIK eye surgery corrects the refractive errors (spectacle power) of the eye, LASIK eye surgery is a treatment that reshapes the cornea in order to produce clear vision. The LASIK refractive eye surgery procedure can treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, and reduce patients' dependency on the temporary vision correction methods- contact lenses and glasses.

The highly trained and experienced LASIK eye surgeon – an Ophthalmologist creates the flap on the outer surface of the eye to expose the underlying cornea. The cornea is then reshaped using a customized excimer wave front guided laser and the flap is replaced. The newer advanced LASIK machines provide customized laser surgery and use a small spot of scanning laser beam (flying spot laser). Follow-up exams ensures proper healing and best vision correction and most individuals are extremely pleased with their LASIK results.

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PHACOEMULSIFICATION Procedure:

Phacoemulsification, or phaco, is method of cataract correction surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified using ultrasonic energy and replaced with an intraocular lens implant, or IOL. A cataract clouds the lens of the eye causing vision loss that interferes with daily activities. The only effective means of restoring full and clear vision that has been compromised by cataracts is to perform eye surgery to remove and replace them with permanent artificial lenses.

In Phacoemulsification a very small incision (3.2 mm) is made into the clear part of the eye (Cornea) by the eye specialist, highly trained, experienced phaco doctor a board certified eye surgeon and the hard core (nucleus) of the lens is converted in to a soft pulp using high frequency sound waves (NOT Laser) and sucked out. Then a foldable lens (IOL) is injected through the small incision and positioned into capsular bag. The main advantages of this operation are early rehabilitation and decreased occurrence of astigmatism (cylindrical power in glasses). Non-foldable IOLs are not recommended as they necessitate enlarging the incision and thereby sacrificing the advantages of the small incision.

Intra-ocular Lens (IOL) is small (5-7 mm) lens made of a soft polymer (Silicone or Acrylic) and is implanted inside the eye in place of natural lens. The greatest advantage of IOL is a clear wide field of vision and the fact that the patient does not have to constantly wear thick glasses. Multifocal IOLs offer the advantage of clear distant and near vision and, thus, lesser dependence on glasses.

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SQUINT CORRECTION Procedure:

A squint is a condition in which the eyes do not look straight ahead together. One eye may turn inwards (convergent) or outwards (divergent), or up or down. Squints occur because the muscles around the eye are not balanced.

A squint, or strabismus, is a condition affecting many people. It is normally first seen in childhood and causes the eye to appear to turn inwards. It usually affects only one eye but can be seen in both occasionally. The focusing ability of the eyes is controlled by many tiny muscles that support the eye. If a person has a squint, these muscles can allow the eye to turn inwards causing the person to be less able to focus properly. It can be corrected using a variety of methods such as the use of glasses, eye drops, eye patches or even surgery i.e. Squint Repair operation.

The squint correction operation to correct the squint, involves either strengthening or weakening one or more of the muscles around the eye. Surgery is to straighten the eye; it does not improve the vision. Most adult strabismus surgery is carried out using an adjustable stitch technique, whereby the muscles are tied back onto the eye with a bow knot (like the shoelaces). This technique allows the eye surgeon- Ophthalmologist to fine tune the position of the eyes after the operation with the patient awake, if the eyes are not already in the perfect position.

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A few other Eye procedures facilitated by Life Smile health care are:

LIFE SMILE: OPHTHALMOLOGY- EYE TREATMENT PROCEDURES

• Phaco with foldable IOL procedure cost
• Phaco with PMMA IOL
• Phaco with Hydrophobic UV-Block Filter IOL
• Phaco with RESTOR Multifocal / Rollable IOL
• Lasik- Wave Front- Both Eyes procedure cost
• Squint Repair- Unilateral
• Glaucoma (trabeculectomy)
• Vitrectomy procedure
• Vitrectomy + Retinal Detachment
• Ptosis
• Cataract + Glaucoma correction procedure
• Pnuematic Retinopexy
• Bleb Revision
• Glaucoma Implant Surgery
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Lens Removal
• Penetrating Keratoplasy- Optical
• Lamellar Keratoplasty
• Limbal relaxing Incision
• Canalicular tear repair
• Pterygium excision+ Conjunctival limbal allograft
• Phototherapeutic Keractomy
• Retinal Detachment
• Routine Pterygium Removal
• Photodynamic therapy
• Radial Optic neurotomy
• Silicone oil inj.+ Endolaser+ Retinectomy+ Gas
• Belt buckling+ Vitrectomy+ Endolaser+ Gas/Oil
• Vitreo-retinal surgery
• Macular Translocation
• Buckling Surgery without Viterectomy
• Vitrectomy for Opacities & Premacular Objects
• Vitrectomy for preretinal traction membranes

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The discounted health care for eye care ophthalmology surgery treatment costs abroad in India and the low prices does not mean low on the quality of healthcare. In fact the healthcare technologies in India are at par with that provided by the healthcare facilities in any advanced country, using exactly the same advanced technology, machines and equipments as used in USA or Europe thereby delivering similar or even better success rates. Adherence to the highest quality standards of healthcare by competent board certified ophthalmologist- eye surgeons with priority treatment (medical surgery treatment without wait list) and personalized attention by top eye care surgeons positions India as the best alternative healthcare destination for nations with high medical care costs.

Many of the eye surgeons and doctors in India have graduated from top medical school universities of North America-USA, Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia and have vast overseas healthcare surgery experience and training for performing eye care- ophthalmology surgery procedures from hospitals and clinical research facilities abroad in the inexpensive eye care surgery procedures they perform. Ophthalmology health care services in India are always provided by well-trained eye surgeons and doctors, with superior health care know-how and experience.

The low-cost eye care surgery procedures are facilitated by Life Smile offshore in India with inexpensive health travel tour to India, the costs of ophthalmology surgery procedures are very low overseas in India and since the cosmetic eye care surgery procedures are not covered by health insurance, the people self-pay and are highly benefited by medical tour discounts for vision correction eye surgery LASIK and other procedures abroad.

The cheaper cost of medical health care travel for surgery vacation tour abroad to India, safe and highly affordable eye care surgery overseas to India facilitated by Life Smile India means a big cost savings on ophthalmology eye surgery treatment especially for medically uninsured. India’s low-cost, world-class, affordable, top rated, healthcare facilities- accredited, certified hospitals and clinics attract and receive global patients from over 40 countries for the personalized medical care in cost effective manner. This unique blend of top class medical healthcare expertise for ophthalmic surgery procedures and other medical health care procedures at attractive and affordable prices is the most important factor in a constant annual growth rate of 30% in Medical tourism to India. There are many reasons contributing towards this huge medical healthcare cost differential and eye treatments at reduced rates, the most important of these factors are:

• India being a developing economy so has the very favorable currency exchange rates in comparison to GBP, USD, EURO, YEN, AUD, FRANC etc.
  
  
• India, ranking very high in the list of developing countries has a vast pool of the best qualified and experienced medical/ technical / Para-medical professionals, healthcare technologies and world class institutions but the costs towards healthcare services and medical healthcare products have stayed at a extremely low-levels.
  
  
• Doctors are required to pay towards Medical Malpractice Insurance, elsewhere this Insurance usually costs USD 90,000 - 140,000 annually whereas in comparison, doctors in India have to pay insurance cost as low as USD 2500 - 3000 annually.
  
  
• India is the world's largest exporter of the quality Bulk Drugs so the cost of the high quality medicine is cheaper.

LIFE SMILE HEALTH VALUE:

For foreign patient's convenience, care and comfort Life Smile India as medical holiday travel Management Company has overseas medical travel assistance offices to provide discounted health travel abroad information, India medical tourism assistance, and health tourism India guidance and to provide offshore medical trip help to international patients for their safe health care medical tour travel to India. Our trained health care associates and India health travel managers and health care tour consultants would be pleased to assist and guide you at the Life Smile global patient care centers in the following countries by receiving, processing and forwarding your health care query, providing information on top rated, accredited specialty private hospitals in India, private clinics in India, medical research and health care institute facilities in India, assist in search to find and provide information on specialist Indian medical professional consultants- board certified doctors, board certified surgeons, board certified dentists – dental surgeons and board certified physicians abroad in India, arranging online ask a doctor- free web consults and telephone consultations with best qualified doctor and experienced therapists, assisting on India visit formalities- VISA and providing info on medical surgery treatment fee discounts and the Indian affordable medical health travel tour package cost savings.

Life Smile India as low priced medical health tourism agency operator and facilitation services provider has offshore health care trips assistance centers for medical health care tourism services to India providing information on Indian low-cost medical surgery treatment in the following countries- North and South America- USA, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, South Africa, UAE, Singapore, Israel, Poland, France, Colombia, Hong Kong, China, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Bolivia, Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, Czech republic, Egypt, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Italy.

Life Smile has included some of these overseas patient testimonials and patient stories on medical surgery treatment in Indian hospitals and clinics, in the portal website; you are welcome to read a few foreign patients feedback story online- testimonials of visiting patients from abroad.

Life Smile through established relationships with finest board certified medical professionals- board certified surgeon, board certified doctor, physician and JCI – JCAHO accredited, government registered and approved private medical Healthcare facilities in India, serving to cost sensitive overseas patients care in helping international patients receive world-class medical surgery treatments at considerably lower costs and in almost no waiting periods. Life Smile, India takes care to provide the best of concierge services for the patients traveling abroad for their medical surgery treatments to ensure world-class facilitation services for a safe and comfortable medical tour vacations travel to India. Life Smile provides world-class low price facilitation services for the visiting overseas patients from abroad for their cheaper surgery treatment trip at the top rated private specialty hospital and clinical facilities in the following Indian cities- New Delhi, Mumbai- Bombay, Chennai- Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvanthapuram- Trivandrum, Cochin, Kochi- Kerala, Vellore, Pune, Kolkata- Calcutta, Mohali- Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Noida, Thane, Panaji- Goa, Rishikesh, Dharamshala, Jaipur and Dehradun.