Planning Laser Eye Surgery In Turkey?
Understand your options before choosing a clinic or travelling to Turkey for laser eye surgery.
Get The Turkey Laser Guide
Get The Turkey Laser Guide covering costs, clinics, safety, suitability, recovery and the questions every patient should ask before booking.
Turkey can offer experienced refractive surgeons, modern laser technology and significantly lower private treatment costs than the UK.
The right decision still depends on your eyes, your suitability, the hospital you choose and the questions you ask before booking.
In a hurry? Jump straight to pricing — fixed, and always for both eyes.
Where Are You In Your Decision?
Choose the option that matches where you actually are. No pressure, no countdown, no obligation.
Send Me The Turkey Laser Guide
Start with procedures, suitability, costs, travel planning, recovery and the questions worth asking before you speak to a hospital.
Get The Turkey Laser GuideStart Your Enquiry
Tell us where you are in your journey and Turkey Laser Guide will personally review your enquiry. Whether you’re just starting your research or thinking about treatment, we’ll send the most relevant next steps based on where you are. Your details won’t be shared with a partner hospital without your explicit consent.
Get My Next StepsSpeak To A Refractive Surgeon — £49
A 15-minute online consultation for general guidance before choosing a clinic, paying a deposit or booking flights. This is not a suitability assessment and does not replace diagnostic testing.
Book Surgeon ConsultationEducational Guidance. Next Steps. Share Your Details Only If You Choose.
Turkey Laser Guide provides educational resources for people considering laser eye surgery in Turkey. We don’t perform surgery, and we don’t provide clinical care.
We help people understand their options through educational resources. If you choose to explore treatment with one of our partner hospitals, we provide non-clinical patient coordination, including communication, administrative support and guidance throughout the process. If treatment goes ahead, the hospital may pay us a coordination fee for these services.
All clinical decisions — including assessment, suitability, procedure choice, consent and treatment — are made entirely by the treating medical team.
Receiving a fee does not influence the educational information we publish or the clinical decisions made by the treating hospital or surgeon.
Before You Trust A Clinic, Trust Your Decision.
The surgery may take minutes. The decision can stay with you for years.
Most people aren’t just comparing clinics. They’re wondering whether they’re suitable for treatment, whether another procedure should be considered, whether they’ve asked the right questions, whether the refund policy is fair, how payments work, what happens after they return home and whether they’re making one of the biggest decisions about their eyesight with enough information.
That’s why Turkey Laser Guide exists. We help you understand the process before you choose a clinic, pay a deposit or travel to Turkey—providing educational resources, transparent non-clinical guidance and patient coordination designed to make the journey clearer, more accountable and easier to navigate.
Our goal is simple: to help you make the most informed decision you reasonably can before committing to treatment.
Good Treatment Starts With Knowing When Not To Proceed
Laser eye surgery isn’t appropriate for everyone. Clinical suitability can only be confirmed after a comprehensive diagnostic assessment by the treating medical team.
Thin Corneas
Corneal thickness and shape can affect whether laser treatment is appropriate, and which procedures may or may not be considered.
Dry Eyes
Existing dryness can affect the discussion. It needs to be assessed before treatment, not discovered afterwards.
Unstable Prescription
If your prescription is still changing, surgery may not be recommended yet. Stability matters before any surgical decision.
Age & Reading Vision
From the mid-40s onwards, reading vision often changes the conversation. Laser treatment, lens replacement or no surgery may all need careful discussion.
The First Question Is Not Which Hospital. It Is Which Conversation You Need.
Most people arrive comparing clinics and prices. A safer starting point is one step earlier: understanding which treatment options a surgeon may need to discuss — because laser surgery, lens replacement and other procedures are used for different reasons.
The Right Procedure Starts With The Right Assessment
One of the most common questions is whether laser eye surgery or lens replacement is the better option. The honest answer is that no website, age guide or online quiz can tell you that.
Laser Eye Surgery
In broad terms, laser eye surgery is more commonly discussed for people with:
- Stable prescriptions
- Suitable corneas
- Healthy eyes
- Visual needs that may be addressed with laser treatment
Lens Replacement
Lens replacement more commonly enters the conversation when:
- Reading vision becomes a concern
- Natural age-related changes develop
- Prescriptions fall outside typical laser treatment ranges
- Other clinical factors make it a more appropriate discussion
Important
These are only broad patterns—not rules. Some people in their 50s, 60s or beyond may still be considered for laser eye surgery. Some younger people may be better suited to implantable contact lenses or another procedure, while others may decide that surgery is not the right choice at all.
Two people with the same age and prescription may receive completely different recommendations because a comprehensive assessment considers far more than those two factors alone.
Age, prescription and online research can help you ask better questions—but they cannot determine the most appropriate treatment for your eyes. That decision can only be made following a comprehensive in-person assessment and discussion with the treating clinical team.
Laser Eye Surgery
Learn how LASIK, LASEK and PRK differ, what surgeons usually assess before recommending laser treatment, what recovery can involve, and which risks and limitations should be understood before booking.
Explore The Laser Eye Surgery GuideLens Replacement
Learn when lens replacement may enter the discussion, how trifocal and EDOF lenses differ, what trade-offs matter, and why this decision needs careful counselling before treatment.
Explore The Lens Replacement GuideNot Sure Which Conversation Applies?
That is normal. The overlap between laser surgery, lens replacement and other options is exactly why a website should not tell you what treatment is right for you.
A 15-minute online consultation with a refractive surgeon can give general guidance on which options may be worth discussing before you choose a hospital or book travel.
£49, guidance only. It is not a suitability assessment and does not replace a comprehensive diagnostic eye examination.
Speak To A Refractive Surgeon — £49Experienced Refractive Teams And Modern Diagnostics
A responsible refractive surgery process is not built around selling one procedure. It is built around diagnostic accuracy, clinical judgement and understanding the person’s needs.
- Corneal topography and refractive diagnostics
- Wavefront-guided planning where appropriate
- Femtosecond and modern laser platforms
- Procedure confirmed — or changed, or declined — after full diagnostics
The Procedures — And Why “Which Is Best?” Is The Wrong Question
There is no universally best procedure. There is the procedure that may fit the clinical findings, eye health, prescription, age, lifestyle and expectations — confirmed by diagnostics, not chosen from a menu.
LASIK
A flap-based laser procedure. Learn what it involves, how it differs from surface laser procedures, and what questions to ask before considering it.
Learn About LASIKSMILE
A small-incision laser procedure used in selected cases. Learn what it does, how it differs from LASIK, and why availability and suitability vary.
Learn About SMILEPRK / LASEK
Surface laser procedures with a different healing profile from LASIK. Learn why they may be discussed and what recovery can involve.
Learn About PRK / LASEKLens Replacement
A lens-based procedure with different benefits, trade-offs and risks from laser surgery. Learn what must be understood before considering it.
Learn About Lens ReplacementChoose The Level Of Support That’s Right For You
Some people prefer to arrange their own travel. Others prefer treatment and travel support to be coordinated together.
LASIK / LASEK / PRK — Procedure Only
£1,200 for both eyesTypically includes initial consultation, diagnostic assessment, procedure and initial aftercare. Travel, accommodation and transfers are not included.
LASIK / LASEK / PRK — Travel & Treatment
£1,600 for both eyesTypically includes the procedure, five nights’ accommodation at the selected hotel, and transfers arranged through TÜRSAB-registered travel providers. Alternative accommodation can be requested, with the overall price adjusted accordingly.
Trifocal Lens Replacement — Procedure Only
£3,300 for both eyesTypically includes consultation, diagnostic assessment, bilateral lens replacement with trifocal lenses and initial aftercare.
Trifocal Lens Replacement — Travel & Treatment
£3,800 for both eyesTypically includes the procedure, seven nights’ accommodation at the selected hotel, and transfers arranged through TÜRSAB-registered travel providers. Alternative accommodation can be requested, with the overall price adjusted accordingly.
EDOF Lens Replacement — Procedure Only
£4,000 for both eyesTypically includes consultation, diagnostic assessment, bilateral lens replacement with EDOF lenses and initial aftercare.
EDOF Lens Replacement — Travel & Treatment
£4,500 for both eyesTypically includes the procedure, seven nights’ accommodation at the selected hotel, and transfers arranged through TÜRSAB-registered travel providers. Alternative accommodation can be requested, with the overall price adjusted accordingly.
Turkey Laser Guide is not a travel agency. Where travel and accommodation support is requested, arrangements are handled by TÜRSAB-registered travel providers. Our role is to coordinate the introduction and help ensure the treatment and travel arrangements fit together clearly.
Flights, travel insurance, meals unless stated, personal expenses and UK follow-up care are not included unless confirmed in writing. Final pricing depends on diagnostic findings and is confirmed before treatment proceeds.
The Questions Everyone Asks — With Straight Answers
Is laser eye surgery in Turkey safe?
No surgery anywhere is “safe” in the absolute sense. Laser vision correction is well established, but outcomes depend on screening, surgeon judgement, diagnostics, suitability and aftercare. Read the full risk guide.
Which is better: LASIK, SMILE, PRK or LASEK?
None is universally better. The appropriate option depends on your eyes, prescription and lifestyle. Compare the procedures.
What if I’m not suitable?
Then treatment should not proceed. Being found unsuitable is disappointing, but it is part of responsible screening. What the assessment involves.
Do you get paid by partner hospitals?
Partner hospitals may pay Turkey Laser Guide a referral fee if someone we introduce later proceeds with treatment. Read our referral disclosure.
Your Eyes Deserve More Than A Sales Pitch
Start by understanding the decision. Then choose the next step that feels right for you.
Still deciding? Use the free Decision Pack form at the top of this page.