Cataract surgery in Xi’an, China

Who this page is for

• Cloudy vision from cataracts that affects reading, driving or daily life
• Complex cataracts, or cataracts together with other eye conditions such as retinal disease or glaucoma
• High short-sightedness or other eye conditions for which you want a specialist review

What assessment and treatment usually involve

General medical information in plain language, summarised from the public health sources listed at the end of this page. It is not advice about your case: the hospital’s doctors decide what applies to you.

A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye. An eye doctor checks for it in a dilated eye exam. Surgery may be suggested when cataracts start getting in the way of everyday activities.^{1, 3}

In cataract surgery the clouded lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens. About a week before, the eye is measured to choose the lens. You are usually awake, with numbing drops or a local anaesthetic, and the operation usually takes between 20 minutes and about an hour.^{2, 3}

Eye drops are used for about 4 weeks to help healing, and you may need to wear an eye shield. As with any surgery there are risks, such as infection, bleeding or retinal detachment.^{2, 3}

What YituCare coordinates at each step

1. Free enquiry Tell us what you need on the form or on WhatsApp. Our first reply, within 24 hours, tells you the city, the type of hospital and the department that fit your request.
2. Case review & hospital match A coordinator organises your records, translates a summary and asks 1–2 departments at hospitals we work with whether they can accept your case. The written reply comes within 3–5 working days of receiving your complete records, names the hospital and includes the hospital’s estimate.
3. Appointments and dates We request the consultation, tests or admission with the hospital and keep you informed; the hospital confirms the appointment.
4. In China Airport pickup, hotel arrival and hospital transfers, and, if you book it, a bilingual companion on hospital days.
5. After treatment We collect your discharge documents, arrange translations you need and pass follow-up questions between you and the hospital team after you return home.

If both eyes need surgery, we plan the trip with the hospital around the gap it recommends between the two operations.

Records to prepare

• A short summary of your condition and treatment so far, or a recent letter from your doctor
• Recent test results and reports, with dates
• A list of the medicines you take now, and any allergies
• Your latest eye examination report and glasses prescription
• Reports of other eye conditions or earlier eye surgery
• A list of your medicines, including eye drops

Do not send full records with a first enquiry. After you order a service we send you an order code for the upload page, or you can send them on WhatsApp.

Length of stay to plan for

General guidance from the sources below, not a promise for your case. The hospital’s team sets the actual dates after reviewing your records; we ask for them when we request the estimate.

• You can usually go home on the same day, but do not drive yourself. The eye usually feels better after 1 or 2 days, and most people are completely healed after 8 weeks.^{2, 3}
• If both eyes need surgery, they are done at separate times, usually about a month apart.²

YituCare coordinates; it does not diagnose or prescribe. The hospital’s doctors make all clinical decisions and confirm appointments, and medical fees are paid directly to the hospital.

Questions about this treatment