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Here are the most reputed hospitals in India for SMILE Eye Surgery. These hospitals are known for advanced infrastructure, international accreditations, and high success rates.
SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) is a flapless laser eye surgery that corrects nearsightedness and myopic astigmatism by reshaping the cornea without creating the hinged flap used in LASIK. A femtosecond laser creates a thin, lens-shaped disc of tissue — called a lenticule — inside the cornea, which the surgeon then removes through a tiny incision of just 2 to 4 millimetres. Because no flap is involved, the outer corneal layers stay largely intact, which may reduce dry eye symptoms and preserve corneal structural stability compared with LASIK. The entire laser step takes less than a minute per eye, and most patients can return to office work within two to three days. SMILE is a day-care procedure performed under numbing eye drops, with no general anaesthesia and no overnight hospital stay required.
Estimated cost: ~$100 – $200
Typical tests for this treatment: Corneal topography and tomography, Pachymetry (corneal thickness measurement), Slit lamp examination, Tear film assessment / dry eye evaluation, Intraocular pressure measurement, Pupil size measurement (dim-light), Refraction testing (manifest and cycloplegic). Done in India before hospital admission. Cost varies with case complexity.
Estimated cost in India: $2,500 – $3,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~2 days
Hospitalisation: ~1 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~3 days recommended
Total stay: approx 6 days
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