In the cataract clinic, the most frequently asked question from patients is “Doctor, is there any eye drops to cure cataract?” As a cataract doctor, I can understand the feelings of patients very well. Safe, efficient and simple treatment methods have always been the common pursuit of doctors and patients, as well as the direction of medical research and development. Although there are quite a few drugs and methods for cataract treatment in the market nowadays, such as Shapuex eye drops, Cataract Stop eye drops, Kalinu eye drops, Musk pearl eye drops, Dendrobium Luminosum pills, Cataract San, Cataract Ming, as well as various eye patches and eye massage instruments, etc., it can be clearly said that so far no drugs and physical treatment methods can effectively stop or treat cataract, and surgery is still the main treatment for all kinds of Surgery is still the main treatment for cataracts!
He once met an elderly patient in the clinic who insisted on reading newspapers and watching news after retirement and actively learned about health care. Since his cataract was discovered in a medical checkup one year, he has been using this brand of self-financed eye drops for more than 6 years, but his cataract still gradually worsened and finally underwent surgery in our department to restore his vision. I gave him a financial calculation, which surprised him quite a lot.
The cost of cataract surgery: He was a Shanghai medical insurance patient, and his medical insurance balance was enough, so he only had to pay more than 1000 out of pocket for cataract surgery in one eye.
The cost of eye drops: A bottle of eye drops is calculated at an average price of 35 RMB, and can be used for more than 20 days without waste (for the convenience of calculation, it is 1 bottle per month), then the cost of eye drops for 6 years is: 35 x 12 x 6 = 2520 RMB! Almost equivalent to the deductible cost of cataract surgery for 2 eyes! Besides, the eye drops can’t cure his cataract, and he will eventually have to undergo surgery.