Lens Replacement Surgery Costs

Written by Joy Watford

Updated 14th Dec 2023

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  • 13th Dec 2023:  Optegra decreased monofocal lens surgery price from £3,495 to £3,295
  • 2nd Oct 2023: For Optimax and Ultralase, £500 increase to monofocal and multifocal RLE from £2,945 and £3, 445 to  £3,495 and £3,995 respectively. 
  • 6th June 2023: Centre for Sight’s lens Surgery prices increased from £3,150 – £3,995  and £4,100 – £4,500 monofocal and multifocal lenses respectively. 
  • Jan 27th 2023:  For Optimax and Ultralase, increased prices of monofocal and multifocal RLE from £2,745 to £2,945 and £3,245 respectively. For Optegra, increased multifocal RLE from £3,595 to £3,795
  • 2nd Feb 2022: Optegra Monofocal Lens price increased by £296 to £3,295 and multifocal increased by £100 to £3,595.
  • 8th Nov 2021: Monofocal & Multifocal lens surgery prices added.
Lens Surgery Type (Prices are per eye) Consultation From To
Refractive Lens Exchange (Monofocal Lens) Free up to £350 £1,995 £3,995
Refractive Lens Exchange (Multifocal Lens) Free up to £350 £3,195 £4,500
Implantable Contact Lens Free up to £350 £2,495 £3,795
Cataract Surgery Free up to £295 £2,495 £4,300

Refractive Lens Exchange Costs By Clinic

Clinic Consultation Monofocal (Per Eye) Multifocal (Per Eye)
Optical Express £0 £1,995* £3,195
Optimax £0 £3,495 £3,995
Optegra £0 £3,295 £3,795
Center For Sight From £425** £3,310- £3,775 *** £4,350 – £4,725 ***

Prices per eye accurate as of 14th Dec 2023

*18.6% of patients assessed at consultation had one or both eyes with a prescription which qualified for surgery at this price point.

** based on previous eye history

*** Higher price is for Toric lenses which are required for higher prescriptions.

Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL) Costs

Clinic Implantable Contact Lens (ICL)
Optegra £3,895
Centre for Sight £3,518 – £3,860
 Focus £3,750
Optical Express also offers Phakic IOL for £3,395 per eye. 
Lens Surgery Type
(Prices are per eye)
Deposit*10 Months36 Months 
Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE / CLE)£0 up to £1,250£250 (0% APR)£64 (11.5% APR) 
Implantable Contact Lenses (ICL / IOL)£0 up to £1,250£200 (0% APR)£51 (11.5% APR) 
Cataract Surgery£0 up to £1,250£250 (0% APR)£64 (11.5% APR)