Private cataract surgery for Exeter patients costs from £2,900 per eye for a monofocal lens in 2026, with EDOF lenses from £3,796 and multifocal lenses from £4,300, all-inclusive. Prices are set by lens choice rather than location, so a patient in Exeter pays the same all-inclusive per-eye fee as anywhere else in our network — covering the consultant surgeon, theatre and hospital fees, the intraocular lens, post-op drops and your follow-up reviews.
Cataract surgery prices for Exeter patients
The biggest factor in the price is the type of intraocular lens (IOL) you choose:
Toric versions that also correct astigmatism are available across the lens types. For the full national breakdown and finance options see our cataract surgery cost guide, and compare lens families on our monofocal vs multifocal IOL and trifocal IOL cost pages.
What's included in the price?
Our cataract prices are genuinely all-inclusive, with no hidden extras. Each per-eye fee covers your consultant cataract surgeon, biometry and pre-operative assessment, theatre and day-case admission, the premium-grade IOL of your choice, post-operative eye drops, and your one-week and four-week review appointments. If your second eye also needs treatment, see our second-eye cataract surgery pricing.
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NHS cataract waiting times vary widely by region, and routine cataract referrals in parts of Devon can take many months from optician referral to surgery — nationally, waits of 6–18 months are still common in 2026. Going private means you are typically assessed within days and treated within one to two weeks, by a named consultant who carries out your surgery personally and sees you at every review. Our guide to NHS cataract waiting lists in 2026 explains the current picture in detail.
Private treatment also opens up the full range of premium lenses. The NHS fits monofocal lenses only; privately, Exeter patients can choose EDOF or multifocal (trifocal) lenses that dramatically reduce dependence on glasses. Read more about the procedure itself on our cataract surgery treatment page.
Travelling from Exeter: how it works
Our partner clinics are across South England; the nearest to Exeter are on the south coast — Highcliffe (near Christchurch, about 1 hour 30 minutes by car along the A35) and Southampton (about 1 hour 45 minutes via the A31/M27). Many Devon patients keep travel to a single trip:
- Free online consultation — discuss your symptoms, lens options and pricing by video from home.
- One visit for assessment and surgery — biometry and pre-op checks in the morning, surgery the same day where clinically suitable, or scheduled within days.
- Reviews near home or by video — your one-week review can often be done remotely or with your local optician, with the four-week review at the clinic.
You'll need someone to drive you home after surgery. See all our clinics on the locations page. Patients further west may also find our Plymouth cost guide useful; those towards the M5 corridor can compare our Bristol cost guide.
Insurance and 0% finance
- Self-pay: from £2,900 per eye (monofocal); £3,796 EDOF; £4,300 multifocal.
- Insurance: recognised by Bupa, AXA, Aviva, Vitality, Cigna, WPA and others. We handle authorisation.
- Finance: 0% finance over 12 months — approximately £242/month for monofocal. Full details on our finance page.