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Cataract: Treatment in Beijing

Key test: Comprehensive eye exam + biometryDiagnosis from $150
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Short answer

Cataract surgery — replacing the eye's clouded lens with an artificial one — is quick, safe and transformative, with lens choices (monofocal, toric, multifocal) shaping life afterwards. Beijing Tongren Hospital is China's most famous eye hospital, with evaluation from about $150.

Overview

Modern phacoemulsification takes minutes per eye, and the real decisions are optical: which intraocular lens fits your eyes and lifestyle — distance-focused monofocals, astigmatism-correcting torics, or presbyopia-correcting multifocal/EDOF lenses.

In Beijing

Beijing Tongren Hospital is the country's flagship eye center, performing cataract surgery at enormous volume with the full international lens portfolio; PUMCH's ophthalmology service is a strong alternative. Biometry and evaluation typically take a single visit; surgery follows within days.

Typical costs

  • Comprehensive eye evaluation + biometry: from about $150
  • Surgery including lens: individual quote by lens class — typically well below Western private prices

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Sources: Beijing Tongren Hospital

Cataract in Beijing — hospitals, costs & next steps

Recommended hospitals

Beijing Tongren Hospital
China's flagship eye hospital — enormous surgical volume
Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH)
Strong academic ophthalmology alternative

Departments

Ophthalmology at Beijing Tongren Hospital
Tongren is China's most famous eye hospital — the national reference for cataract, glaucoma, retina and complex ophthalmology, at surgical volumes few centers in the world approach.

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Cataract — frequently asked questions

Which intraocular lens should I choose?

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Monofocals give crisp distance vision with reading glasses; torics fix astigmatism; multifocal/EDOF lenses reduce glasses dependence but can add halos. The right answer follows your eyes' measurements and habits — Tongren's evaluation (from about $150) makes a specific recommendation.

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