Reshaping the eye’s cornea through the use of contact lenses and ortho-k has an average cost of $800-$1,500 for both eyes.

LASIK eye surgeries involve vision correction through in situ keratomileusis lasers, and have various average costs depending on various factors such as the patient and the eye care professional. For example, in cases where one price is quoted for all laser-based treatments, average costs are estimated at $2,105. However, if the patient undergoes non-customized LASIK surgery with a bladed device, average costs decrease to $1,662. In addition, for wavefront guided LASIK treatments involving IntraLase, the average cost is estimated at $2,341.

Glaucoma medication is used to treat eyes with excessively high fluid pressures, and has an average cost of $1,750 per year.

Cataracts refer to clouds formed over the lenses of the eyes, and the average cost of surgical cataract removal is $3,000 per eye.