Costs associated with steps in CLET and SLET
| Item | Mean value in INR | Range (lower 95% CI to upper 95% CI) |
| Costs associated with CLET | ||
| First CLET surgery (biopsy) | 34 800 | 10 300 to 86 700 |
| General anaesthesia* | 3600 | 2400 to 9300 |
| Hospital stay* | 3000 per day | 1200 to 11 000 |
| Amniotic membrane | 2500 | – |
| Cell culture | 437 500 | 350 000 to 5 25 000 |
| Second CLET surgery (transplantation) | 34 800 | 10 300 to 86 700 |
| Hospital stay* | 3000 per day | 1200 to 11 000 |
| General anaesthesia* | 3600 | 2400 to 9300 |
| Fibrin glue | 5900 | 1800 to 14 600 |
| Costs associated with SLET | ||
| Amniotic membrane | 2500 | – |
| Single SLET surgery | 34 800 | 10 300 to 86 700 |
| Hospital stay* | 3000 per day | 1200 to 11 000 |
| General anaesthesia* | 3600 | 2400 to 9300 |
| Fibrin glue | 5900 | 1800 to 14 600 |
*Only for children.
CLET, cultured limbal epithelial transplantation; INR, Indian rupee; SLET, simple limbal epithelial transplantation.