Eye Laser YAG Treatment @ Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Orchard

Couple of months ago, my aunt and I accompanied my mum to Mount Elizabeth Hospital at Orchard for her left eye YAG laser treatment. We reached there quite early at around 1pm, way before the scheduled time for the laser treatment at 2.30pm so that we had ample time to look around for the exact place for registration. The waiting time for registration was very fast. We took a queue number and waited for about 10-15 mins for our turn. To be honest, the waiting time in private hospital is far much faster than in government hospital. In government hospital, the waiting time could be up to 2 hours even if you have made an prior appointment. After the registration, we had quite a bit time before 2.30pm so we walked around the hospital. I happened to see a list of procedures fees near the lift lobby and took the above picture. This picture provides a rough estimated fees for various procedures for people who are interested to know.

Few years ago, my mum had a left eye cataract surgery performed in a government hospital. Couple of months back, she complained about the blurred vision on her left eye. We went to an eye specialist private clinic located in my neighborhood through my aunt recommendation. After checking, the blurred vision was probably due to the "Not so good" artificial intraocular lens used in the cataract surgery which was done a few years ago. A YAG eye laser treatment was recommended by the clinic ophthalmologist (Eye consultant in Mount Elizabeth Hospital @ Orchard). It is a 5-min painless eye laser outpatient treatment to improve eye vision. After the laser treatment, my mum vision has improved and she is able to see things clearer and brighter.

As for the cost of the hospital eye laser treatment, we were quite surprised that we didn't have to fork out any cash because my mum has a NTUC enhanced incomeshield basic plan that would only cover 50% of private hospital bills. This means that the other 50% of the hospital bills would have to be paid in cash. As you can see from the below hospital bill pic, the total bill is SGD $717.78. $394.78 is deducted via Medisave and the remaining $323.00 is claimed via NTUC hospital insurance plan. Balance of $0.00 means no cash payment is needed.