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What does private cataract surgery cost, and how does it compare with the NHS?

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Updated on October 11, 2026

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Private cataract surgery costs £1,495 to £4,000 or more per eye with a monofocal lens at the UK providers we checked, and up to £5,138 with a multifocal toric lens. The £1,495 price is SpaMedica's package at its Glasgow hospital; the other providers charge £2,000 to £4,000 or more for their cheapest monofocal lens. On the NHS the operation is free. At the end of August 2026, half the people on the ophthalmology waiting list in England had waited 10.4 weeks or less.

  • Consultation: free to £465
  • NHS wait, ophthalmology: median 10.4 weeks
  • Premium lens: adds £150 to £1,955
  • Bupa By You: covers standard surgery

Watch: What a cataract is, how the lens is replaced, and the lens types. 1 min 35 s.

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Cataract surgery, explained.

A cataract is when the eye’s natural lens turns cloudy, blocking some of the light that reaches the retina.

You might notice glare around lights, faded colours, or a brown or yellow tint. Cataracts are very common, and often age-related.

Under local anaesthetic, the surgeon makes a small opening in the cornea.

Ultrasound breaks up the cloudy lens, and the pieces are gently removed.

A clear artificial lens is then put in its place.

It usually takes 30 to 45 minutes. If both eyes need treating, they are done separately, around 6 to 12 weeks apart.

Monofocal lenses focus at one distance, so you will usually still need reading glasses. Multifocal lenses focus at several distances, and toric lenses also correct astigmatism.

On the NHS, cataract surgery is available if cataracts are severely affecting your daily life, such as driving or reading.

Otherwise, you can choose to pay privately. Some health insurance policies cover it, so check yours.

At the providers we checked, private surgery with a standard lens costs from £1,495 to £4,000 or more per eye.

The lens is one of the main factors. A premium lens adds about £150 to nearly £2,000 per eye.

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The NHS funded about 681,400 cataract operations in England in the year to March 2024. Paying buys a choice of lens, a wait you arrange yourself and, at some clinics, both eyes in one visit.

NHS Private
Who qualifies An optician or GP refers you. NICE's guideline says access should not be restricted on the basis of a sight-test score Anyone a surgeon judges suitable. In the national audit, the median private patient had better sight before surgery than the median patient at an NHS hospital
Wait Ophthalmology in England, end of August 2026: median 10.4 weeks, 72.2% within 18 weeks, 5,022 waiting more than a year. At independent providers doing NHS work: median 7.3 weeks Arranged with the clinic; ask for its current wait when you book
Lens NICE says the NHS should not offer multifocal lenses, so expect glasses for some tasks Toric, extended-focus and multifocal lenses, at £150 to £1,955 more per eye than a standard lens
Both eyes Separate days as standard. More than 1% of first-time patients in the national audit had both eyes done on the same day in 2024 to 2025 Separate days, or both in one visit where the surgeon agrees it suits you
Choice of provider In most cases you have a legal right to choose, including independent providers such as SpaMedica and Newmedica that treat NHS patients free Any provider
Cost Free, including the lens £1,495 to £4,000 or more per eye with a monofocal lens; up to £5,138 with a multifocal toric

What the NHS gives, and what paying adds.

  • Who qualifies NHS: An optician or GP refers you. NICE's guideline says access should not be restricted on the basis of a sight-test score Private: Anyone a surgeon judges suitable. In the national audit, the median private patient had better sight before surgery than the median patient at an NHS hospital
  • Wait NHS: Ophthalmology in England, end of August 2026: median 10.4 weeks, 72.2% within 18 weeks, 5,022 waiting more than a year. At independent providers doing NHS work: median 7.3 weeks Private: Arranged with the clinic; ask for its current wait when you book
  • Lens NHS: NICE says the NHS should not offer multifocal lenses, so expect glasses for some tasks Private: Toric, extended-focus and multifocal lenses, at £150 to £1,955 more per eye than a standard lens
  • Both eyes NHS: Separate days as standard. More than 1% of first-time patients in the national audit had both eyes done on the same day in 2024 to 2025 Private: Separate days, or both in one visit where the surgeon agrees it suits you
  • Choice of provider NHS: In most cases you have a legal right to choose, including independent providers such as SpaMedica and Newmedica that treat NHS patients free Private: Any provider
  • Cost NHS: Free, including the lens Private: £1,495 to £4,000 or more per eye with a monofocal lens; up to £5,138 with a multifocal toric

Waits are for all ophthalmology in England, August 2026.

The waiting figures cover all ophthalmology, because NHS England publishes no cataract-only wait. Four trusts sent no data for August 2026. My Planned Care shows the waits at your own hospital and updates weekly.

Published prices, read from each provider's own website on 11 October 2026. A premium lens adds up to £1,955 per eye, and a consultation confirms your price.

Provider Price per eye Consultation What's included Paying monthly
Optical Express Standard from £2,000
Toric from £2,795
Multifocal from £3,495
Free Aftercare visits for 12 months and medication for 3 months; out-of-hours helpline; YAG laser from £795 an eye Finance available over 10 months (through a panel of lenders)
Optimax Monofocal £2,995
Multifocal £3,450
Free Aftercare until discharge, with checks at 1 to 2 days, about a week, 4 to 6 weeks and 3 to 6 months Finance available over 10 to 48 months, £500 deposit (V12 Retail Finance); 0% APR over 10 to 24 months, 9.9% APR representative over 36 or 48 months; representative examples below
Optegra Standard from £2,995
Toric from £3,695
Multifocal from £4,195
Free, with diagnostic tests A year of aftercare, with medication and an out-of-hours line; YAG laser free within a year with the advanced (multifocal) package, £695 an eye otherwise Finance available, minimum 10% deposit (Novuna Consumer Finance)
SpaMedica Glasgow (East Kilbride) From £1,495 with a standard lens; other lenses priced at consultation Free Consultation, surgery, a monofocal lens and aftercare Finance available over 12 months (through Chrysalis Finance, a credit broker)
Practice Plus Group Standard £2,099
Enhanced monofocal £2,249
Multifocal £2,949
Extended focus £3,099
Both eyes £3,149
£145 Consultant fees, nurse review, anaesthetic and follow-up visits; diagnostic tests charged separately; prices as at June 2026 Finance available over 12 to 60 months (through Chrysalis Finance, a credit broker)
Newmedica Standard £2,295
Premium monofocal £2,795
Premium toric £3,195
Multifocal or extended focus £3,595
Free Consultant, facilities, lens and aftercare until you are satisfied; YAG laser £495 an eye Finance available over 10 months, minimum 10% deposit
Freedom Vision (SpaMedica's private brand) Monofocal from £2,395
Toric from £3,555
Multifocal from £4,195
RayOne Galaxy from £4,350
Free Final quote after consultation; YAG laser from £595 an eye Finance available (through Chrysalis Finance, a credit broker)
Moorfields Private £3,095 package with a standard lens £225 consultant fee plus £100 for tests Tests, hospital and consultant fees, drops, one follow-up visit; premium lenses extra; sedation £383 Finance available (Omni Capital Retail Finance)
Centre for Sight Monofocal £3,602
Toric £3,985
Multifocal £4,683
Multifocal toric £5,138
£465, not taken off the price Femtosecond laser steps; 3 months of aftercare and 24-hour support Finance available for up to 24 months, with a deposit (V12 Retail Finance)
Nuffield Health From £3,613 (guide price) From £200 Pre-assessment, surgery and aftercare with no time limit Finance available over 10, 12 or 24 months
Blue Fin Vision (London, Essex, Hertfordshire) Premium monofocal from £4,000
Toric from £4,500
Trifocal from £4,500
Trifocal toric from £5,000
£325 Scans, surgery, lens, drops and follow-ups; anaesthetist extra; prices from 1 January 2026 Finance available; terms not published

Per eye, read from each provider's website on 11 October 2026.

  • Optical Express Standard from £2,000
    Toric from £2,795
    Multifocal from £3,495
    Consultation: Free What's included: Aftercare visits for 12 months and medication for 3 months; out-of-hours helpline; YAG laser from £795 an eye Paying monthly: Finance available over 10 months (through a panel of lenders)
  • Optimax Monofocal £2,995
    Multifocal £3,450
    Consultation: Free What's included: Aftercare until discharge, with checks at 1 to 2 days, about a week, 4 to 6 weeks and 3 to 6 months Paying monthly: Finance available over 10 to 48 months, £500 deposit (V12 Retail Finance); 0% APR over 10 to 24 months, 9.9% APR representative over 36 or 48 months; representative examples below
  • Optegra Standard from £2,995
    Toric from £3,695
    Multifocal from £4,195
    Consultation: Free, with diagnostic tests What's included: A year of aftercare, with medication and an out-of-hours line; YAG laser free within a year with the advanced (multifocal) package, £695 an eye otherwise Paying monthly: Finance available, minimum 10% deposit (Novuna Consumer Finance)
  • SpaMedica Glasgow (East Kilbride) From £1,495 with a standard lens; other lenses priced at consultation Consultation: Free What's included: Consultation, surgery, a monofocal lens and aftercare Paying monthly: Finance available over 12 months (through Chrysalis Finance, a credit broker)
  • Practice Plus Group Standard £2,099
    Enhanced monofocal £2,249
    Multifocal £2,949
    Extended focus £3,099
    Both eyes £3,149
    Consultation: £145 What's included: Consultant fees, nurse review, anaesthetic and follow-up visits; diagnostic tests charged separately; prices as at June 2026 Paying monthly: Finance available over 12 to 60 months (through Chrysalis Finance, a credit broker)
  • Newmedica Standard £2,295
    Premium monofocal £2,795
    Premium toric £3,195
    Multifocal or extended focus £3,595
    Consultation: Free What's included: Consultant, facilities, lens and aftercare until you are satisfied; YAG laser £495 an eye Paying monthly: Finance available over 10 months, minimum 10% deposit
  • Freedom Vision (SpaMedica's private brand) Monofocal from £2,395
    Toric from £3,555
    Multifocal from £4,195
    RayOne Galaxy from £4,350
    Consultation: Free What's included: Final quote after consultation; YAG laser from £595 an eye Paying monthly: Finance available (through Chrysalis Finance, a credit broker)
  • Moorfields Private £3,095 package with a standard lens Consultation: £225 consultant fee plus £100 for tests What's included: Tests, hospital and consultant fees, drops, one follow-up visit; premium lenses extra; sedation £383 Paying monthly: Finance available (Omni Capital Retail Finance)
  • Centre for Sight Monofocal £3,602
    Toric £3,985
    Multifocal £4,683
    Multifocal toric £5,138
    Consultation: £465, not taken off the price What's included: Femtosecond laser steps; 3 months of aftercare and 24-hour support Paying monthly: Finance available for up to 24 months, with a deposit (V12 Retail Finance)
  • Nuffield Health From £3,613 (guide price) Consultation: From £200 What's included: Pre-assessment, surgery and aftercare with no time limit Paying monthly: Finance available over 10, 12 or 24 months
  • Blue Fin Vision (London, Essex, Hertfordshire) Premium monofocal from £4,000
    Toric from £4,500
    Trifocal from £4,500
    Trifocal toric from £5,000
    Consultation: £325 What's included: Scans, surgery, lens, drops and follow-ups; anaesthetist extra; prices from 1 January 2026 Paying monthly: Finance available; terms not published

Prices change, so confirm with the provider before you book.

Optical Express says its price depends on prescription and treatment type, and Nuffield says its guide price varies with consultant fees, the lens and your medical history. SpaMedica and Freedom Vision are the same company. As a cross-check, PHIN's average self-pay package price for one eye, from data collected in March 2026, runs from £2,522 in Sheffield to £3,417 in Cardiff, with London at £3,074. Focus Clinics charges £6,500 for both eyes with a standard lens. Prices change, so confirm with the provider before you book.

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The NHS does not offer multifocal lenses. The table shows what each lens type gives and what it adds to a provider's standard price.

Lens What it gives you What it adds per eye Worth knowing
Standard monofocal Clear vision at one distance, usually far; glasses for reading Base price Fewer optical side effects than multifocal lenses, the Royal College says
Enhanced or premium monofocal A monofocal priced above the standard lens; ask the clinic which model it uses and what it adds for your eyes £150 to £500 Listed by Practice Plus (£150 more) and Newmedica (£500 more). Freedom Vision lists an "Enhanced Mono Vision" lens at £1,160 more but doesn't describe it
Toric Corrects astigmatism; made in monofocal and multifocal versions £383 to £1,160 on a monofocal Newmedica and Freedom Vision charge nothing extra for the toric version of some premium lenses
Extended depth of focus Clearer far and middle-distance vision; you may still need glasses for small print, Newmedica says £1,000 to £1,300 Priced at Practice Plus and Newmedica
Multifocal or trifocal Near, middle and far; about four in five people need no glasses after lens exchange with one, the Royal College says £455 to £1,800 Halos 3.6 times and glare 1.4 times as likely as with a monofocal (Cochrane). About 1 in 100 people can't adapt and have the lens swapped (Royal College)
Light Adjustable Lens Lens power fine-tuned with light after surgery From £4,400 at London Vision Clinic (full price; per eye not stated) UV-blocking glasses outdoors until about 24 hours after the final lock-in treatment; can suit eyes that have had laser eye surgery

What each lens gives, and the extra it costs per eye.

  • Standard monofocal What it gives you: Clear vision at one distance, usually far; glasses for reading What it adds per eye: Base price Worth knowing: Fewer optical side effects than multifocal lenses, the Royal College says
  • Enhanced or premium monofocal What it gives you: A monofocal priced above the standard lens; ask the clinic which model it uses and what it adds for your eyes What it adds per eye: £150 to £500 Worth knowing: Listed by Practice Plus (£150 more) and Newmedica (£500 more). Freedom Vision lists an "Enhanced Mono Vision" lens at £1,160 more but doesn't describe it
  • Toric What it gives you: Corrects astigmatism; made in monofocal and multifocal versions What it adds per eye: £383 to £1,160 on a monofocal Worth knowing: Newmedica and Freedom Vision charge nothing extra for the toric version of some premium lenses
  • Extended depth of focus What it gives you: Clearer far and middle-distance vision; you may still need glasses for small print, Newmedica says What it adds per eye: £1,000 to £1,300 Worth knowing: Priced at Practice Plus and Newmedica
  • Multifocal or trifocal What it gives you: Near, middle and far; about four in five people need no glasses after lens exchange with one, the Royal College says What it adds per eye: £455 to £1,800 Worth knowing: Halos 3.6 times and glare 1.4 times as likely as with a monofocal (Cochrane). About 1 in 100 people can't adapt and have the lens swapped (Royal College)
  • Light Adjustable Lens What it gives you: Lens power fine-tuned with light after surgery What it adds per eye: From £4,400 at London Vision Clinic (full price; per eye not stated) Worth knowing: UV-blocking glasses outdoors until about 24 hours after the final lock-in treatment; can suit eyes that have had laser eye surgery

Uplifts are differences between tiers on the same provider's list, 11 October 2026.

Uplifts are the differences between lens tiers on the same provider's price list on 11 October 2026; the top of the range, £1,955, is Freedom Vision's RayOne Galaxy. The Light Adjustable Lens figure is London Vision Clinic's full price, and the clinic doesn't say whether it is per eye. Laser cataract surgery, where a femtosecond laser does some steps, is part of Centre for Sight's packages and priced by no other provider here. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists says femtosecond lasers provide no proven benefit for your vision, and the FACT trial of 785 patients, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, found them not cost-effective.

  1. Referral or consultation NHS: an optician or GP refers you. Private: book directly; free at six of the 11 providers above

    Your eye is measured for the new lens (biometry). The surgeon recommends a lens and says whether one or both eyes need surgery.

  2. Treatment day 20 to 45 minutes; most people go home the same day

    Local anaesthetic is given as eye drops, an injection or both, and you stay awake. The NHS says you should not feel pain. The cloudy lens is broken up with an ultrasound probe and a clear plastic lens goes in its place. Sedation costs extra at some clinics. You must not drive yourself home.

  3. The first days Vision blurry for a few hours; it can take several days to improve

    Your eye may hurt for a few days, and paracetamol or ibuprofen can help. Eye drops for about four weeks. No swimming, even with goggles, and keep water out of the eye.

  4. Second eye NHS: a separate day. Private: a separate day, or the same visit if the surgeon agrees

    NICE says the NHS should consider surgery on both eyes on the same day for people at low risk of complications. More than 1% of first-time patients in the national audit had it. Optegra aims to treat both eyes in one visit where it suits your eyes.

  5. Settling Desk work within a few days; stable vision in about four to six weeks

    Don't drive until your vision is back to the legal standard; your surgeon will confirm when. Clouding behind the new lens can appear months or years later and is cleared with a YAG laser. It is free within a year with Optegra's advanced package and £695 an eye with its other packages, £495 an eye at Newmedica, from £595 at Freedom Vision and from £795 at Optical Express.

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Cataract Audit collected results for 546,974 operations from 229 centres between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, most of them NHS-funded.

  • Reach driving standard or better 93.1% National Cataract Audit, 2024 NHS year; 96.6% with no other eye disease
  • Capsule tear during surgery 0.70% National Cataract Audit; down from 1.36% in 2015
  • Vision worse after surgery 0.39% About 1 in 250, National Cataract Audit; severe loss 0.15%, about 1 in 700
  • Infection inside the eye 0.02% Within 42 days, National Cataract Audit; 18 in 154,826 operations at Moorfields, 2015 to 2022 (Ting, Eye 2024)
  • Retinal detachment within 3 months 0.06% National Cataract Audit, 2024 NHS year
  • Halos at night with a multifocal lens 3.6 times Compared with a monofocal; Cochrane review, 7 trials, 662 eyes

The audit's infection and retinal detachment rates come from the 35.5% of operations with complication data, so it treats them as estimates.

Worth knowing

  • A capsule tear during surgery raises the chance of retinal detachment in the following year 20-fold, which is why the audit tracks it
  • About 1 in 100 people with a multifocal lens can't adapt to it and have it exchanged for a monofocal (Royal College)
  • Clouding behind the new lens can appear months or years later; a YAG laser clears it, and some clinics charge for this

Private medical insurance. Bupa’s By You policy guide, for policies starting on or after 1 September 2026, covers “eligible treatment for cataract surgery performed using ultrasonic emulsification” and says “laser-assisted cataract surgery isn’t covered”. Blue Fin Vision says premium lens upgrades are typically a private cost. Optimax names Bupa, AXA, Cigna and WPA among the insurers it works with, and Freedom Vision names AXA Health, Bupa, Saga and WPA. Check your own policy’s wording and excess before you book.

Paying monthly. Optimax’s representative example for a monofocal lens: cash price £2,995, deposit £500, credit £2,495, then £104 a month over 24 months at 0% APR, total £2,995. Over 48 months it is £63 a month at 9.9% APR representative, total £3,508. Credit comes from Secure Trust Bank, trading as V12 Retail Finance, and Optimax acts as a credit broker. Finance is a loan, so check the APR, the lender and the total before you sign. See paying monthly.

Abroad. The UK government says a GHIC or EHIC does not cover planned treatment abroad, and standard travel insurance does not normally cover you if you travel for surgery. Add flights, hotel nights and the follow-up visits you would miss to any overseas price. See surgery abroad.

Most providers price per eye, so expect twice the one-eye price. Optimax charges £5,990 to £6,900 for both eyes, depending on the lens. Practice Plus lists both eyes at £3,149 without naming the lens, and Focus Clinics charges £6,500 for both eyes with a standard lens.

If the NHS wait at your hospital is short and a standard lens suits you, paying buys little. It makes more sense if you want a toric or multifocal lens, or both eyes treated in one visit. Check your hospital’s wait on My Planned Care first.

No. NICE’s cataract guideline tells the NHS: “Do not offer multifocal intraocular lenses for people having cataract surgery.”

NHS England publishes waits for ophthalmology as a whole. At the end of August 2026 the median was 10.4 weeks and 72.2% of people had waited less than 18 weeks. People admitted for ophthalmology treatment in August had waited a median of 12.5 weeks from referral. At independent providers treating NHS patients, the median was 7.3 weeks. Your own hospital’s figure is on My Planned Care.

The NHS says you stay awake under local anaesthetic but should not feel pain. Your eye may hurt for a few days afterwards, and paracetamol or ibuprofen can help.

Not on the day of surgery, so someone else has to take you home. After that, the NHS says not to drive until your vision is back to normal, and your surgeon will tell you when you meet the legal standard.

Sometimes. NICE says the NHS should consider it for people at low risk of complications. In the national audit, more than 1% of first-time patients had it in 2024 to 2025. Some private clinics, including Optegra, aim to treat both eyes in one visit where it suits your eyes.

A femtosecond laser does some early steps of the operation, such as opening the capsule that holds the lens. The Royal College of Ophthalmologists says it provides no proven benefit for your vision, and the FACT trial, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, found it not cost-effective. Centre for Sight includes it in its prices, and Bupa’s By You policy doesn’t cover it.

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Every price on this page was read from the provider's own website on 11 October 2026. Clinical figures come from the sources below. Prices change, so confirm with the provider before you book.

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Written By

William Amps is the lead writer at Lasik Eyes, where he covers laser eye surgery, lens replacement, cataract treatment and the UK clinics that provide them. He has spent years researching the private eye surgery market, comparing clinic prices, interpreting published outcome data and translating the jargon of refractive surgery into plain English for people weighing up whether it’s right for them.

His work on Lasik Eyes focuses on the questions patients actually ask: what the procedure really costs, how clinics differ, what the risks are and what the research says about long-term results. Every price, procedure and clinic review he writes is checked against the provider’s own published information and updated as the market changes.

His articles are intended to help you ask better questions at your consultation, not to replace the advice of a registered optometrist or ophthalmic surgeon.

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