The medical team overall was excellent! My surgeon, Dr. Umut Zereyak is awesome and indeed a nice person as well. He is very proficient with his craft and he was always making sure that I understood the plan. He truly cares for me as a patient and that’s what I definitely appreciate. During the days for which I was admitted, the nurses and other staff were so helpful and patient enough to care and to assist with my needs. Language barrier could be a challenge but all of them tried their best to communicate well. Also, the medical coordinators assisted me to the best of their ability. They are knowledgeable, very efficient and communicated really well. I have no regrets at all that this was the medical team that I chose. Highly recommended.
Costs of ophthalmology procedures
Procedures | Prices |
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Laser eye surgery | $940 - $11100 |
LASIK eye surgery | $600 - $13000 |
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement | $480 - $22000 |
Botox injections | $270 - $1800 |
Laser trabeculoplasty | $250 - $4250 |
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Medicana Atashehir Hospital

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Keratoconus
Cataract
Strabismus
Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation
Trabeculotomy
IOLs implantation
Medicana Group of Hospitals is a large healthcare organization that follows world’s standards of treatment. It comprises 12 modern clinics and employs over 3,500 medical personnel. All hospitals have high-tech equipment, caring and experienced medical staff. Medicana Hospitals meet quality and service standards of the Turkish Ministry of Health and the Joint Commission International (JCI).
Location: Küçükbakkalköy, Vedat Günyol Cd. No:24, 34750 Ataşehir/İstanbul, Turkey* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Procedures

BGN Eye Clinic
Cataract
Strabismus
Vitreous body destruction
Laser eye surgery
LASIK eye surgery
ReLEx SMILE eye surgery
Vitrectomy
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
BGN Clinic is a private medical center for eye treatment in Busan, South Korea.
The Clinic specializes in vision correction, cataract and glaucoma treatment, eye retina operations. Such state-of-the-art techniques are available here: LASIK, LASEK, Smile lasers, implantable contact lens surgery (ICL).
Specialists of the Clinic have already performed over 346,000 vision correction operations.
BGN Clinic is popular among patients from the USA and Europe.
Location: 729 Gaya-daero, Buam-dong Busanjin-gu, Busan* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Procedures
Diagnostics

Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre
Vitreous body destruction
Keratoconus
Cataract
Strabismus
Dr. Rela Hospital is a multidisciplinary medical facility in Chennai, India. Dr. Mohamed Rela, a founder of the hospital, is listed in The Guinness Book of Records for liver transplant in a 5-day baby.
Liver Transplant, Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, and Gastroenterology are key specialties here.
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre is a new facility, equipped with the latest devices for diagnostics and treatment. Among them MRI, CT, PET-CT, Da Vinci robotic system, linear accelerators for tumor irradiation with up to 1 mm accuracy.
Location: CLC Works Rd, Nagappa Nagar, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600044, IndiaWhat is Bookimed?

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH)

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Cataract
Vitreous body destruction
Keratoconus
Strabismus
Retinal detachment surgery
ReLEx SMILE eye surgery
Photorefractive keratectomy
Trabeculotomy
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is one of the most innovative multidisciplinary medical centers in Korea.
It is the 1st digital hospital in the country. The hospital is equipped witg BESTcare system that allows avoiding medical errors, improving treatment safety and effectiveness.
Bundang specializes in general and abdominal surgery, oncology, orthopedics and traumatology.
1,500,000 patients undergo treatment at in hospital every year.
Location: Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam-si, Bundang-gu, Jeongja 3(sam)-dong, 173, 82* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Diagnostics

Manipal Hospitals

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Vitreous body destruction
Keratoconus
Cataract
Strabismus
Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation
Photorefractive keratectomy
Trabeculotomy
Vitreolisis
The Ophthalmology Department in Manipal Clinic (Bangalore, India) specializes in the treatment of eye pathologies.
Myopia, farsightedness, astigmatism, glaucoma, cataract, strabismus, dry eye syndrome are treated there.
The specialists of the department perform eye correction using an excimer laser (Laser Eye Surgery Technology).
Patients with cataracts are prescribed intraocular lens implantation (IOL).
If the cornea is damaged, ophthalmologists at Manipal perform keratoplasty.
Location: 98, HAL Airport road, Bangalore - 560 017, India* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Diagnostics

Bumrungrad International Hospital

Joint Commission International
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Global Healthcare Accreditation Program
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Patient choice for Check-up
The Bookimed international patients have ranked this clinic as the best one for medical screening in 2019.
Cataract
Keratoconus
Strabismus
Vitreous body destruction
Botox injections
ReLEx SMILE eye surgery
Strabismus surgery
Retinal detachment surgery
- Over 500,000 international patients entrust their health to the Bumrungrad doctors annually. The Bumrungrad Ophthalmology Hospital is the leading Thai facility for medical tourists treatment according to CBS’s, Time, Newsweek, NBC's Today Show and other renowned media.
- Patients from North America, Australia, the Middle East, East Asia, and Africa prefer the Bumrungrad Ophthalmology Clinic to other Thai facilities.
- Doctors give much attention to eye checkups as the basis for an effective treatment plan. The Bumrungrad specialists perform over 13,000 tests per day.
- As the MIS Asia magazine (popular IT management edition within the Asia-Pacific) reports, the Bumrungrad Medical Eye Center is the world’s electronically smartest hospital. High-quality and innovative equipment increases treatment results and chances for faster recovery.
* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Procedures
Diagnostics
Ophthalmology procedures
Laser eye surgery LASIK eye surgery Cataract surgery with IOL replacement Botox injections Laser trabeculoplasty
Sourasky Medical Center

Joint Commission International
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Fastest treatment organization
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World's Best Hospitals 2020 by Newsweek
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Cataract
Strabismus
Laser eye surgery
Trabeculotomy
Strabismus surgery
Glaucoma treatment
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
Consultation with an ophthalmologist
The Department of Ophthalmology at Ichilov specializes in the treatment of cataracts, glaucoma, retinal pathologies, and cornea. Doctors perform 3,500 operations annually. Together with the Department of Oncology, ophthalmologists provide treatment for malignant tumors. They use organ-preserving techniques: intraocular chemotherapy, microsurgery. The Department includes the units of pediatric ophthalmology and the corneal transplant center where more than 100 operations are performed every year.
Location: Weizmann St 6, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Procedures
Diagnostics

Assuta Medical Center

Joint Commission International
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Cataract
Strabismus surgery
Trabeculotomy
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
Consultation with an ophthalmologist
Strabismus diagnosis
OCT (Optical coherence tomography)
Brain MRI with contrast
Assuta Hospital is the largest clinic of private ownership in Israel. It develops a lot of medical directions and is highly specialized in surgery, IVF, cardiology (the use of VenaSeal, Cryo and MICRA and other innovative techniques) and oncology. The main distinguishing feature of this medical institution is a high level of attentiveness to the patient’s needs. The option of a surgical operation, an attending physician and a type of the room is not the complete list of things left up to the choice of the patient.
Location: HaBarzel St 20, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Procedures
Diagnostics

Asklepios Hospital Barmbek

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TOP German hospital according to 2019 Focus ranking
Focus news edition determines the leading clinics and emergency hospitals in Germany. Only the best medical centers that have been assessed by experts can be included in the Top 10. The ranking captures 18 specialties: cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, brain tumors, radiotherapy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, depression.
Strabismus
Cataract
Laser eye surgery
Corneal Cross Linking (CCL) (One eye)
Cataract surgery with IOL replacement
Vitrectomy
Strabismus treatment
Cataract surgery (one eye)
✔️ Over 2 million international patients choose Asklepios Hospitals Group. What do they fall for?
- 95% of patients are satisfied with the eye treatment results
- Asklepios takes 2nd place among the medical tourism facilities. The fact is approved by Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQA)
- Asklepios is a leader of German eye healthcare for 25 years
- medical personnel offer the 5-star quality of accommodation
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Location: Rübenkamp 220, 22307 Hamburg, Germany* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
Procedures

Medipol Mega University Hospital

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Patient choice in Pediatric Oncology & Hematology Oncology
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Strabismus
Cataract
Keratoconus
Consultation with an ophthalmologist
Brain MRI with contrast
Revision of MRI results
Consultation with creation of treatment plan
Online Consultation with Ophthalmologist
The Ophthalmology Department of in Medipol Clinic (Istanbul, Turkey) specializes in the therapy of eye diseases.Specialists provide the treatment of retinal dystrophy, strabismus, cataract, myopia, astigmatism, glaucoma. Medipol ophthalmologists perform a traditional surgery or ultrasonic phacoemulsification for patients with cataract. Correction of myopathy and astigmatism is performed with a laser (LASIK method).
Location: TEM Avrupa Otoyolu Göztepe Çıkışı No: 1 Bağcılar/İstanbul* Prices may vary depending on the medical case and doctors' recommendations.
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I was very pleased with the stay and treatment at the clinic. The attending physician, Dr. Al-Zamir, a highly competent professional, underwent surgery, which I was also pleased with. The clinic staff is wonderful and friendly. In general, I was satisfied, I recommend this clinic Пребыванием и лечением в клинике остался очень доволен. Лечащий врач, доктор Аль-Замир - высококомпетентный профессионал - провел операцию, результатом которой я также остался доволен. Персонал клиники замечательный и дружелюбный. В целом остался доволен, рекомендую данную клинику
Everything was fine. Bookimed was very kind to find me an appointment pretty short notice in Vienna. The surgent was very professional. The only thing I would have preferred was to pay with a credit card. I had to go to an ATM and pay cash.
Everything suits me, I really liked the attitude of the Bookimed workers, the process of work, helpful people, always helped, I really like it. The clinic is equipped, the order of cleanliness, comfortably comfortable. I really like.
Меня все устраивает, очень мне понравилось отношение работников Букимед, сам процесс работы, отзывчивые люди, всегда помогали, мне очень нравится.
Клиника обустроенная, порядок чистота, уютно комфортно.
мне очень нравится.
There was a slight misunderstanding in the treatment process; after a month, there was no apparatus for assessing visual acuity. At the consultation, we managed to ask all the questions we were interested in, but the consultation went very quickly, and in general we are satisfied. В процессе лечения было небольшое недоразумение, не оказалось, спустя месяц, аппарата для оценки остроты зрения. На консультации мы успели задать все интересующие вопросы, но консультация прошла очень быстро, а в целом мы довольны.
Надежда, спасибо за Ваш отзыв! Очень рады, что помогли Вам. Желаю здоровья Вам и вашим близким!
I want to thank the team of the company Bookined sch rendered assistance in organizing a medical examination of my daughter Anastasia in the clinic Medipol Istanbul
Хочу поблагодарить команду компании Bookined за оказанную помощь в организации медицинского обследования моей дочери Анастасии в клинике Медипол г.Стамбул.(офтальмология)
С врачом - координатором Катериной мы сотрудничаем уже продолжительное время. Катерина профессионал своего дела.
Приятная в общении. Быстро ориентируется в решении любых вопросов.
Мы очень довольны уровнем обслуживания в клинике Медипол. Осмотр был проведен внимательно, детально и глубоко с ответственным профессиональным подходом. Установлен правильный диагноз. Назначенный курс лечения.
Все посещения к врачу на назначенный час, что давало возможность делать все быстро и оставалось время для экскурсий и личных дел.
Спасибо за организацию проживания и транспорт.
Большая благодарность команде координаторов по сопровождению (24/7) на протяжении всей поездки и до отъезда домой Фариде и Зульфие за забату, профессионализм и большую человечность.
Готовы дальше сотрудничать до полного завершения лечения.
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FAQ about Ophthalmology
Where is the best eye hospital in the world? Advantages and disadvantages of ophthalmology treatment in different countries
Germany
Advantages
- Germany is considered as the leader in ophthalmology. Eye treatment in Germany is one of the most successful in Europe and the world;
- Medicines used by doctors in the treatment of ophthalmic diseases prevent further deterioration of vision in 90% of patients; 30% of patients have an improvement in image;
- The German doctors are the best eye surgeons in the world. They use cutting-edge canners and laser systems to provide the most effective treatment.
Disadvantages
- The cost of medical services in Germany is 40% higher than in countries of Asia and Eastern Europe.
- Foreign patients need a visa to enter the county, except the citizens of the European Union.
- All German hospitals work on the system of prepaying. A patient should pay a percentage of the price before starting the treatment. This percent is different for citizens of different countries.
Turkey
Advantages
- The cost of laser correction in Turkey is 2 times lower than in Europe, and the quality of ophthalmologic services at the European level. It is 80% cheaper than in the UK, US, and Australia.
- Top ophthalmology hospitals provide patients with check-up programs(diagnostics of the whole body), the cost of which is available to almost everyone.
- Foreign patients do not need a visa for entering the country.
Disadvantages
- The language barrier. Not all, but just a few doctors speak English.
- A patient may face troubles in obtaining documents required for foreign patients.
India
Advantages
- Low cost. Quality services are at 40% lower prices than in European countries.
- High level of service in leading hospitals. Large clinics offer high-quality medical services, have the latest diagnostic and treatment devices, comfortable wards.
- Language. English-speaking doctors and staff who educated in Europe or the USA provide high-quality medical services in large institutions.
- Waiting time. The minimal or total absence of waiting for services.
Disadvantages
- People are lack of information on the healthcare system in India. That’s why the patients hesitate about qualification of Indian specialists.
- The infrastructure of India is far from European standards.
- Cultural differences. Foreign patients can’t accept some aspects (religion, culture and even hygiene).
- For citizens of foreign countries, except citizens of Nepal and Bhutan, a visa is required to enter India.
Israel
Advantages
- Highly qualified specialists. Best ophthalmologists in the world work in Israeli medical centers.
- Specialists of top eye clinics provide complex techniques for more effective treatment. A lot of such technologies were developed or improved in Israel.
- Best eye hospitals offer a high level of medical facilities and equipment.
- In most clinics, the staff speaks English, Russian and Arabic.
- Foreign patients do not need a visa to get treatment in Israel.
Disadvantages
- The prices are significantly higher than in other Asian countries. However, the cost in top eye hospitals in Israel is on the same level than in European ones.
- Political situation. The conflict with Palestine and Arab countries (United Arab Emirates, Iran and Syria) is one of the reasons why many people do not request to Israeli clinics.
What should a patient pay attention to choosing top ophthalmology hospital?
- Accreditation. An important criterion in choosing a medical institution is its compliance with international standards. Appropriate certificates guarantee high-quality treatment and patient care. It is necessary to find out if the medical center you are interested in, has a license to provide the medical services that you need.
Best eye hospitals in the world usually have 2 worldwide known accreditations of medical institutions:
- JCI (Joint Commission International) accreditation;
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
- Specialists. The success and effectiveness of treatment depend mainly on the qualifications of the doctor.
When you choose a clinic, take notice if there are such specialists who can provide highly qualified help in the treatment of your disease.
- Equipment. Best ophthalmology hospitals in the world are equipped with all necessary technologies for the highest accuracy of the treatment.
Where can you find the best eye treatment in the world?
The most common and the most effective type of ophthalmology treatments is laser surgery LASIK. Ophthalmologists of medical centers in Germany, Turkey, India and Israel perform this type of laser surgery with a success rate up to 95%.
What are the advantages of the LASIK vision correction?
The benefits of the vision correction with LASIK are:
- The surgery is safe. Best ophthalmologists observe patients for a long time before and after the procedure. Observing helps doctors to prevent complications after the laser surgery.
- Suitable for treatment of all types of visual impairment. If a patient has no contraindications, then laser correction can restore vision almost at all the most common degrees of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism,
- Suitable for patients of any age. Patients aged 18 to 55 are the optimal candidates for this procedure.
- The quickness of operating. The operating time of the laser surgery takes a few seconds - 1 minute. The rest of the time is spent on preoperative procedures and takes 10 minutes per eye.
- The absence of pain at all stages of the operation. The ophthalmologists instill anesthetic drops in the eyes, which block pain sensitivity. A patient has only a feeling of pressure at some stages of the surgery.
- The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis. Within an hour after the operation, a patient may come home.
- Quick recovery of vision. 2 hours after the operation a patient can evaluate the first results of laser correction of vision. During 1 week, vision is stabilized.
- Longevity of the operation results. After the laser correction of vision, the shape of the cornea persists for whole life. If a patient does not have progressive myopia, the result of the operation remains for many years.
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Procedure | Turkey | Germany | Israel |
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Treatment of cataract | |||
Cataracts in Children | from 13040$ | - | - |
Cataract | from 1840$ | - | - |
Treatment of keratoconus | |||
Corneal Transplant | from 8290$ | - | - |
Treatment of myopia | |||
Myopia Diagnosis + Excimer Laser procedure | from 1605$ | - | - |

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