Eye surgery · Slough
Cataract surgery in Slough: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,035
The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey · 10 miles away
Typical price
£3,210
The middle of 12 published cataract surgery prices within 25 miles.
NHS wait so far
14 weeks
Half the people on the ophthalmology list at Buckinghamshire Healthcare had waited longer than this (August 2026).
Time waited so far by everyone on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Slough
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The Runnymede Hospital
Chertsey · 10 miles away
£2,035Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £ 200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Runnymede Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £ 200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Syon Clinic
Brentford · 12 miles away
£2,035Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Syon Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Optegra West London
Hounslow · 10 miles away
£2,995Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra West London Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
Optegra London
London · 15 miles away
£2,995Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra London Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 13 miles away
£3,146Cataract removal & lens insertion - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included From £2,896 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Bishops Wood Hospital
London · 9.2 miles away
£3,181Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Bishops Wood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,892 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Clementine Churchill Hospital
Harrow · 12 miles away
£3,240Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Clementine Churchill Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,040 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Thames Valley Hospital
Slough · 1.9 miles away
from£3,259Cataract surgery with eyesight correction
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £243 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Thames Valley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £243 Treatment Included from £3,016 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital
Woking · 13 miles away
£3,405Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Woking Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,405 -
Spire Bushey Hospital
Bushey · 14 miles away
from£3,470Cataract surgery with eyesight correction
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £250 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Bushey Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Treatment Included from £3,220 Aftercare Included Included -
Optegra West London
Hounslow · 10 miles away
£3,695Enhanced Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra West London Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
The Shelburne Hospital
High Wycombe · 10 miles away
£4,171Cataract removal & lens insertion - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Shelburne Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £3,921 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Slough.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Thames Valley Hospital, Slough, 1.9 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2020). Cataract surgery from £3,259 (first consultation £243 included; aftercare included), £1,224 above the local lowest.
Bishops Wood Hospital, London, 9.2 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report October 2021). Cataract surgery £3,181 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,146 above the local lowest.
The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey, 10 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2017). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £ 200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Shelburne Hospital, High Wycombe, 10 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Requires improvement, report April 2019). Cataract surgery £4,171 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £2,136 above the local lowest.
Optegra West London, Hounslow, 10 miles away (Optegra; not yet rated by CQC). Cataract surgery £2,995 (Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)) or £3,695 (Enhanced Cataract Treatment (per eye)), £960 above the local lowest.
The Clementine Churchill Hospital, Harrow, 12 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 2019). Cataract surgery £3,240 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,205 above the local lowest.
Syon Clinic, Brentford, 12 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report May 2023). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, 13 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2021). Cataract surgery £3,146 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £1,111 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital, Woking, 13 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report August 2017). Cataract surgery £3,405 (tests before treatment not included), £1,370 above the local lowest.
Spire Bushey Hospital, Bushey, 14 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report December 2021). Cataract surgery from £3,470 (first consultation £250 included; aftercare included), £1,435 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Cataract surgery: 12 local prices span £2,136, from £2,035 to £4,171; the UK median across 187 published prices is £2,995. The nearest, Spire Thames Valley Hospital, is £1,224 dearer than the cheapest.
Within 5 miles of central Slough: Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1.9 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Slough: Bishops Wood Hospital (9.2 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Slough: The Runnymede Hospital (10 miles), The Shelburne Hospital (10 miles), Optegra West London (10 miles), The Clementine Churchill Hospital (12 miles), Syon Clinic (12 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (13 miles), Nuffield Health Woking Hospital (13 miles), Spire Bushey Hospital (14 miles) and Optegra London (15 miles).
Typical for cataract surgery: usually a day case.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. cataract surgery £2,035 to £4,171 at 11 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Buckinghamshire Healthcare: half had waited over 14 weeks; 9 in 10 within 32 weeks. England: 10 weeks.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Slough
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 14.2 wks | 62.2% | 0 | 32 wks | 5,381 |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | 11.0 wks | 77.9% | 8 | 26 wks | 5,419 |
| England | 10.4 wks | 72.2% | 5,022 | 33 wks | 625,063 |
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, 10 miles from Slough: 5,381 people on the ophthalmology list, 62.2% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 32 weeks.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, 17 miles from Slough: 5,419 people on the ophthalmology list, 77.9% within 18 weeks, 8 over a year, nine in ten within 26 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s ophthalmology list, not only people waiting for cataract surgery, and describe time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Month-by-month figures: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 11 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 16 miles: 4 good, 1 requires improvement, 6 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 11 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Slough) | 0.7 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 2.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optegra West London | 10 miles | Not yet rated | Yes |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Watford) | 13 miles | Requires improvement | No |
| SpaMedica Watford | 13 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Wembley | 14 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Wokingham | 14 miles | Good | No |
| OCL Vision Herts | 15 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Seon Vision | 15 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| NuVision | 15 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optegra London | 15 miles | Good | Yes |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Bishops Wood Hospital, Nuffield Health Woking Hospital and Syon Clinic what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For cataract surgery, weigh The Runnymede Hospital (10 miles) against Spire Thames Valley Hospital (1.9 miles): the £1,224 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- Ask whether the price is per eye and which lens it includes.
Nearby
Cataract surgery in nearby places
- Watford 12 miles
- Luton 27 miles
- Basingstoke 28 miles
- Crawley 33 miles
- Oxford 33 miles
- Chichester 48 miles
- Maidstone 51 miles
- Brighton and Hove 51 miles
Other treatments near Slough
This page also covers 1 nearby place with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Iver Heath.
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Month-by-month figures: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.