Cataract Surgery — Total Estimated Cost in the UAE

Cataract Surgery in the UAE typically costs AED 6,400 to AED 42,400, with a typical total of AED 15,692. This includes 2 required steps over 1–2 months. Umm Al Quwain is the most affordable at AED 12,660, while Dubai is the most expensive at AED 21,100. Prices based on DOH Mandatory Tariff methodology and market data as of March 2026.

Required Steps

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

Duration

1–2 months

Cheapest City

Umm Al Quwain

AED 12,660

Step-by-Step Cost Breakdown

Step	Qty	Unit Cost	Subtotal
Specialist Consultationdiagnosis + pre-operative check	2	AED 200 – AED 1,200	AED 400 – AED 2,400
Cataract Surgeryboth eyes, done separately	2	AED 3,000 – AED 20,000	AED 6,000 – AED 40,000
Total (Required Steps)			AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

Cost by City

Compare the total cataract surgery cost across all UAE cities. Prices show required steps only (typical estimate).

Umm Al Quwain

AED 12,660

AED 6,400 – AED 23,300

Cheapest

Ajman

AED 13,700

AED 6,400 – AED 25,400

8% more than Umm Al Quwain

Fujairah

AED 13,700

AED 7,400 – AED 25,400

8% more than Umm Al Quwain

Ras Al Khaimah

AED 14,760

AED 7,400 – AED 27,500

17% more than Umm Al Quwain

Sharjah

AED 14,800

AED 6,400 – AED 29,600

17% more than Umm Al Quwain

Doha

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Wakrah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Khor

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Rayyan

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Umm Salal

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Lusail

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Riyadh

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jeddah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Mecca

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Medina

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Dammam

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Khobar

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Dhahran

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Tabuk

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Abha

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Taif

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Buraidah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hail

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jazan

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Najran

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Ahsa

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Khamis Mushait

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Kharj

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Jubail

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jubail

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Yanbu

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Qassim

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hafar Al Batin

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Manama

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Muharraq

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Riffa

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Isa Town

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Sitra

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hamad Town

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Budaiya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Kuwait City

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hawalli

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Salmiya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Farwaniya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jahra

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Ahmadi

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Mangaf

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Aali

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Adliya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Akr Al Gharbi

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Bahair

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Diraz

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Hajar

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Hamalah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Hamriya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Hoora

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Janabiyah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Musalla

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Nuwaidrat

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Sayah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Seef

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Ali

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Almaameer

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Alqudaybiyah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Alsuwaifyah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Amwaj

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Arad

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Askar

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Bani Jamrah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Bilad Al Qadeem

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Bu Qazala

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Buashirah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Buri

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Busaiteen

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Damistan

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Dar Kulaib

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hawrat Aali

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hawrat Sanad

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Hidd

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jannusan

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jerdab

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jid Al Haj

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jid Ali

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jid Hafs

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Jidhafs

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Malkiya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Maqabah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Murqoban

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Qalali

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Quwah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Ras Zuwayed

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Saar

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Sadad

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Salmabad

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Samaheej

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Sanabis

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Sanad

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Tubli

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Wadiyan

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Zayed Town

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Zinj

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Jumailiya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Shahaniya

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Dukhan

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Umm Bab

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Lith

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Sulayyil

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Dawadmi

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Khafji

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Neom

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Nuairiyah

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Wadi Al Dawasir

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Istanbul

AED 15,692

AED 6,400 – AED 42,400

24% more than Umm Al Quwain

Al Ain

AED 15,800

AED 7,440 – AED 29,600

25% more than Umm Al Quwain

Abu Dhabi

AED 19,000

AED 9,500 – AED 38,000

50% more than Umm Al Quwain

Dubai

AED 21,100

AED 10,600 – AED 42,400

67% more than Umm Al Quwain

Insurance Coverage

Step-by-step insurance coverage summary for cataract surgery. Coverage depends on your specific plan and insurer.

Specialist Consultation

Specialist consultations are covered by most UAE insurance plans. Some basic plans may require a GP ...

Covered

Cataract Surgery

Cataract surgery is medically necessary and covered by most UAE insurance plans including Daman basi...

Covered

What to Expect

Timeline: 1–2 months

Cataract treatment starts with two specialist ophthalmologist consultations — one for diagnosis and lens measurements, and one pre-operative check. Surgery is performed one eye at a time, typically 1–4 weeks apart. Each procedure takes 15–30 minutes using phacoemulsification (ultrasound to break up the cloudy lens) and insertion of an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). Recovery per eye is 1–2 weeks.

Specialist Consultation x2

diagnosis + pre-operative check

Cataract Surgery x2

both eyes, done separately

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Abha

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Taif

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Buraidah

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Hail

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Jazan

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Najran

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Al Ahsa

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Khamis Mushait

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Al Kharj

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Al Jubail

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Jubail

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Yanbu

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Qassim

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Hafar Al Batin

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Manama

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Muharraq

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Riffa

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Isa Town

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Sitra

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Hamad Town

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Budaiya

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Kuwait City

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Hawalli

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Salmiya

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Farwaniya

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Jahra

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Ahmadi

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Mangaf

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Aali

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Adliya

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Al Akr Al Gharbi

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Al Bahair

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Al Diraz

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Al Hajar

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Al Hamalah

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Al Hamriya

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Al Hoora

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Al Janabiyah

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Al Musalla

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Al Nuwaidrat

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Al Sayah

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Al Seef

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Ali

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Almaameer

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Alqudaybiyah

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Alsuwaifyah

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Amwaj

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Arad

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Askar

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Bani Jamrah

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Bilad Al Qadeem

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Bu Qazala

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Buashirah

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Buri

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Busaiteen

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Damistan

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Dar Kulaib

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Hawrat Aali

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Hawrat Sanad

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Hidd

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Jannusan

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Jerdab

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Jid Al Haj

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Jid Ali

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Jid Hafs

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Jidhafs

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Malkiya

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Maqabah

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Murqoban

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Qalali

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Quwah

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Ras Zuwayed

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Saar

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Sadad

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Salmabad

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Samaheej

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Sanabis

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Sanad

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Tubli

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Wadiyan

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Zayed Town

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Zinj

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Al Jumailiya

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Al Shahaniya

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Dukhan

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Umm Bab

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Al Lith

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Al Sulayyil

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Dawadmi

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Khafji

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Neom

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Nuairiyah

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Wadi Al Dawasir

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Istanbul

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Cataract Surgery Cost — Frequently Asked Questions

How much does cataract surgery cost in the UAE?

Cataract Surgery in the UAE costs between AED 6,400 and AED 42,400 for all required steps, with a typical total of AED 15,692. This covers 2 procedures over 1–2 months. Umm Al Quwain offers the lowest prices, while Dubai is the most expensive.

What is included in the cataract surgery cost?

The total includes: Specialist Consultation (x2), Cataract Surgery (x2).

Is cataract surgery covered by insurance in the UAE?

2 out of 2 steps in this journey are typically covered by UAE health insurance. Coverage depends on your plan tier — enhanced and premium plans offer better coverage. Co-pays of 10–20% apply for covered procedures. Cosmetic and elective steps are generally not covered.

Where is the cheapest place for cataract surgery in the UAE?

Umm Al Quwain offers the lowest typical cost at AED 12,660 for required steps. Dubai is the most expensive at AED 21,100 — that is 67% more. Sharjah and northern emirates generally offer the best value.

How long does cataract surgery take?

The complete cataract surgery journey takes approximately 1–2 months. Cataract treatment starts with two specialist ophthalmologist consultations — one for diagnosis and lens measurements, and one pre-operative check. Surgery is performed one eye at a time, typically 1–4 weeks apart. Each procedure takes 15–30 minutes using phacoemulsification (ultrasound to break up the cloudy lens) and insertion of an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). Recovery per eye is 1–2 weeks.

Disclaimer: All prices shown are indicative ranges based on the DOH Mandatory Tariff (Shafafiya) methodology and market-observed data as of March 2026. Actual costs vary by facility, doctor, clinical complexity, and insurance plan. This cost bundle is for planning purposes only and does not constitute medical or financial advice. Always obtain a personalised quote from your healthcare provider before proceeding.