| Retinal detachment surgery | - | from $3220 | - |
| Photocoagulation | - | - | - |
| Cataract surgery with IOL replacement | - | from $2900 | - |
| Strabismus surgery | from $4750 | from $5000 | - |
| Cataract surgery (one eye) | from $5300 | from $2500 | from $2950 |
| Cataract surgery (both eyes) | - | from $4500 | - |
| LASIK eye surgery | from $1300 | from $1590 | from $2500 |
| ReLEx SMILE eye surgery | - | from $2600 | - |
| IntraLase Laser Eye Surgery | - | from $1590 | - |
| Photorefractive keratectomy | - | from $2000 | - |
| Corneal Cross Linking (CCL) (One eye) | - | from $1590 | - |
| Vitrectomy | - | from $3000 | from $3500 |
| Keratoplasty | - | from $1000 | - |
| Enucleation with implant insertion | - | from $1000 | - |
| Laser iridotomy | - | from $300 | - |
| Strabismus treatment | - | from $900 | - |
| Amblyopia treatment | - | - | - |
| Laser trabeculoplasty | - | from $500 | - |
| Corneal transplant | - | from $7500 | - |
| Glaucoma treatment | - | from $125 | - |
| Vision field examination | - | from $160 | - |
| Electroretinography | - | - | - |
| OCT (Optical coherence tomography) | - | from $110 | - |
| Consultation with an ophthalmologist | - | from $40 | - |
| Ophthalmoscopy | - | from $1 | - |
| Brain MRI with contrast | - | from $107 | - |
| Examination of eyes | - | from $50 | - |
| Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP-test) | - | - | - |
| Slit lamp examination | - | from $40 | - |
| Corneal pachymetry | - | from $20 | - |
| Visual acuity test | - | - | - |
| Refractometry | - | from $20 | - |
| Strabismus diagnosis | - | from $40 | - |
| Cataract diagnostic before OP | - | from $30 | - |
| Fluorescein retinal angiography | - | from $520 | - |
| Ultrasound of the eye | - | from $380 | - |
| Revision of MRI results | - | from $8 | - |
| Consultation with creation of treatment plan | from $150 | from $15 | from $40 |
| Ophthalmological investigation | - | from $130 | - |
| Retinal nerve fiber layer measurement (RNFL) | - | - | - |
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Bright Eye Clinic, which is located in Kyobo Tower, a landmark building in Gangnam, is equipped with the largest medical examination and surgical facilities in Korea. After introducing VisuMax in 2009, the first SMILE Lasik equipment in Asia, the clinic has achieved 100,000 SMILE LASIK cases in 2022 and has been recognized for its leading technology and medical system in the world. Patients from 40 countries around the world are visiting Bright Eye Clinic to improve their eyesight.
Samsung Medical Center is a prominent multidisciplinary hospital in South Korea that has repetitively received many awards in customer satisfaction and services quality. It has a special status of “Hospital of presidential standards”. A part of Samsung Medical Complex, Comprehensive Cancer Center provides the most thorough treatment for cancer patients using state-of-the-art equipment: Novalis, IGRT (image-guided radiation therapy), Da Vinci surgical system, etc.
| Consultation with an ophthalmologist | $55 - $65 |
Severance Hospital in Korea is an international multidisciplinary clinic at Yonsei University, located in Seoul South Korea. Yonsei Severance Hospital's Health System includes: oncology and rehabilitation centers, pediatric and women's clinics, cardiovascular center and Clinic of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. The Hospital has been certified by JCI (Joint Commission International) and serves 1.6 million outpatients annually.
| Corneal transplant | $8860 - $11510 |
| Ophthalmological investigation | $800 - $1400 |
| Revision of MRI results | $58.12 - $145.3 |
Asan Hospital (Asan Medical Center) is the largest multidisciplinary medical center in South Korea, which can serve 2,700 patients at once.
The key specialties in the hospital are organ transplant, oncology, cardiology, and cardiac surgery. Almost half of all heart transplants in South Korea are carried out (45%) at Asan. The success of organ transplants ranges from 90%.
Every day, 11,800 outpatients and 2,550 inpatients are treated in Asan Hospital. Medical tourists from the USA, China, the UAE, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia choose Asan Hospital.
| LASIK eye surgery | $10000 - $13000 |
SAERO Plastic Surgery is a private single-specialty medical center located in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The team is dedicated to plastic surgery. SAERO Plastic Surgery values honesty and warmth between the surgeon and patient, and aims to make accurate medical plan with only necessary procedures. SAERO Plastic Surgery serves only adults. Patients from Europe & Commonwealth, Asia, the USA, Canada, Australia visit the clinic most often.
St. Mary’s Hospital Seoul is a large multidisciplinary medical center in South Korea. The main specialties are oncology, hematology, organ transplant, cardiovascular surgery, and check-up. The hospital was the first in South Korea for liver, small bowel and cornea transplants. St. Mary’s Hospital in Korea is ranked the 5th in the world for successful bone marrow transplants.
30,000 international patients get treatment annually here.
| Brain MRI with contrast | $623 - $1400 |
Gachon University Gil Medical Center is a multidisciplinary hospital, providing medical services of the international level and is a leading hospital not only Korea, but also in Asia. Gil Hospital is located in the heart of Incheon at 1 hour drive from Incheon International Airport.
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.
| Corneal transplant | $8500 - $10500 |
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.
| Cataract surgery with IOL replacement | $726.5 - $5085.53 |
| Vitrectomy | $2179.51 - $2688.06 |
| ReLEx SMILE eye surgery | $2172.25 - $2757.08 |
| Retinal detachment surgery | $2470.11 - $2615.41 |
| Glaucoma treatment | $217.95 - $363.25 |
Gangnam Severance Hospital is a large multidisciplinary medical center in Seoul, South Korea. The hospital specializes in oncology, neurosurgery, neurology, cardiology, and check-up (complex diagnostics).
Gangnam Severance Hospital has received JCI accreditation, a global organization that evaluates the clinics across the globe for safety and high-quality medical services. That means the hospital complies with international healthcare standards.
The hospital is the 1st in South Korea to perform lung transplant.
Nasaret International Hospital is a multi-specialized medical facility in South Korea. Ranked No.1 of all Incheon general hospitals according to the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The most demanded specialties are cancer treatment and cardiology. The Ministry of Health and Welfare & National Cancer Center in South Korea namedNasaret as the best choice for endoscopy management for stomach & colon cancer.
Was chosen as the Partner of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Bumin Hospital Seoul specialized in the joints and spine, founded in 2011 is part of a Group of Bumin Hospitals . The Hospital meets international standards, confidence reached its medical service, accurate diagnosis, latest equipments, environmentally friendly places for recreation and professional medical staff strives to create a healthy world with the best service.
Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) is the leading multidisciplinary state facility in the capital of South Korea. The President of the country receives treatment here.
Since 2004, SNUH has been digitalized completely — all data about patients is stored in the electronic system.
The hospital shows the highest statistics for cancer treatment in South Korea. Other SNUH key specialties are neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery, pediatrics, and organ transplant.
Seoul University Hospital serves 10,700 patients every day on average.
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Best eye hospitals in the world usually have 2 worldwide known accreditations of medical institutions:
When you choose a clinic, take notice if there are such specialists who can provide highly qualified help in the treatment of your disease.
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%.
The benefits of the vision correction with LASIK are:
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