Squint or strabismus surgery is performed on extraocular muscles to correct eye misalignment.
| R12500 /eye PRK/LASEK/ LASIK | R50000 Retinal surgery incl |
| R22000/ eye Cataract surgery (monofocal IOL) | R9000 /eye Cornel Cross-Linking (CXL) |
| R7000 scleral lens x 1 | R10000/eye pterygium |
| R92000 corneal graft | R22000 Glaucoma filtration |
Paying for your surgery at Safesight Eye is now easier. You can now spread the cost of your procedure over a 6-month period; an alternative to paying with cash or credit card.
It is easy to apply. Here is how it works:
- Decide with your surgeon what the right procedure for you is and get a quote from our staff
- Get application forms from our staff (minimum R1,000)
- Get up to R20,000 approved in minutes*
- Receive approval number by text
- Complete the payment of your procedure with Safesight Eye staff
How Much Does Squint Surgery Cost In South Africa
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Can doctors fix squint eyes?
If other treatments are unsuccessful, surgery may be needed to correct a squint. Surgery can be used to: – improve the alignment of the eyes (and therefore their appearance) – help the eyes work together.
Is squint surgery successful?
Squint eye surgery is an effective treatment in the majority of cases.
Apart from correcting misaligned eyes, strabismus surgery can also restore binocular vision and expand the field of vision in some cases.
Squint eye surgery success rate is quite high; therefore, people opt for it even if they are in their eighties.
How painful is squint surgery?
After the eye muscle surgery, the pain and discomfort are not severe, and are usually managed with oral painkillers, whenever required. Some patients complain of a headache or a foreign body sensation in the eye, and these symptoms usually subside within a few days.
Can squint come back?
A: In some cases, the eyes will once again drift apart years after surgery.
The surgery doesn’t correct the original defect that caused the brain to let the eyes wander in the first place, so the problem might come back years later. But it doesn’t always come back.