How much does glaucoma surgery cost?

  There are many types of glaucoma surgery, and the cost can range from more than $3,000 to more than $10,000.  Different types of glaucoma require different surgical options, and the cost of surgery can vary from region to region and from hospital to hospital. The cost of trabeculectomy, which is an option for most glaucoma, is about $3,000; while congenital glaucoma in infants and young children requires general anesthesia, usually choosing trabeculotomy, which costs about $5,000 to $6,000; prophylactic surgery iris rhizotomy costs about $1,000 to $2,000; glaucoma drainage valve implantation costs about $6,000 to $7,000; glaucoma drainage staple implantation costs about $5,000 to $6,000; and YAG laser iridotomy, For absolute stage glaucoma, destructive procedures such as ciliary photocoagulation and ciliary condensation usually cost $2,000 to $3,000, ultrasonic ciliary destruction costs $4,000 to $5,000, and eyeball removal costs $3,000 or more; for neovascular glaucoma, the recommended practice is to first perform vitreous For neovascular glaucoma, the recommended practice is to first inject razumab into the vitreous cavity, and then perform trabeculectomy or glaucoma drainage valve implantation after the neovascularization of the atrial angle has shrunk and the IOP has decreased, which will increase the cost of injecting razumab on top of the original surgery cost, which is about 6000 yuan, and the total cost will reach more than 10,000 yuan.  In conclusion, depending on the type of glaucoma surgery, the cost of surgery can range from about $3,000 to $10,000, depending on the region and the hospital.