Most of the hospitals ( except corporate hospitals) have fixed surgical charges for IOL surgery carried out in an average earning person or a very highly placed person in society or a fabulously rich man. All CGHS employees, may they be occupying very position in the central Government, has fixed amount of surgery charges. In Mediclaim cases, the charges now fixed for IOL surgery in cases of Preferred Service Providers are very low. The person may be fabulously rich.
Every surgerry involve some risk inspite of best care, precaution and expertise. Posterior capsule rupture can occur inspite of best expertise and so is Endophthalmitis. If such a complication occurs, it gives a nightmare to an Ophthalmologist. In India, it has become a fashion now to award compensation to patient in crores though the doctor might have charged just 15 to 25 thousand for total surgery including the cost of…
