Surgery options w/Medicare
Hello - my dad is in need of cataract surgery in both eyes. It’s been hard to get a good number on out of pocket costs with the 20% Medicare coinsurance but have heard ballpark $400-700 per eye.
The question is around whether is worth it for him to get laser + toric lenses. He has astigmatism so the surgeon recommended laser as he could fix the astigmatism quite a bit and also recommend toric lenses to go all the way for astigmatism. The cost for laser would be $1250 per eye with a discoubt (normally $2k) and toric is about $400-600.
He is on the fence about laser and toric as that would really drive up his out of pocket. He only has social security income so it would be a big financial decision for him for both eyes.
Any input or experience would be greatly appreciated on the cost and post-op Vision. Thank you.