The natural lens is exchanged for a premium multifocal implant, giving clear near, intermediate and distance vision — and removing any future cataract.
UKAS · ISO 9001Certified management
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Clinic Experience of the Year · 2025
Smart lens surgery, also called refractive lens exchange, uses the same technique as cataract surgery on a lens that is still clear. The natural lens is removed through a small incision and replaced with a premium multifocal or extended-depth-of-focus implant that splits light into near, intermediate and distance focus. Because the natural lens is gone, a cataract can never form later. It suits patients over roughly forty-five whose reading vision has changed, and the trade-off is honest: halos around night-time lights are common while the brain adapts.
Turkey combines high surgical volume with lower running costs, which is why the same materials and devices used in Western Europe cost a fraction here. Swedish Clinic works inside a licensed full-fledged hospital under a Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate, holds Temos international accreditation and runs an ISO 9001 (UKAS) certified management system — the three things worth checking before you book anywhere abroad.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| From | Price on consultation |
| Days in Istanbul | 4–5 |
| Hospital stay | Outpatient |
| Included | VIP transfers, translator, hotel help, medication, aftercare |
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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I wanted my nose softened, not replaced. The surgeon showed me the simulation and the result is exactly that.
🇫🇷 France
Fourteen months on and I am 38 kilos lighter. The dietitian called me every single month — that made the difference.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Everyone was so smiley and welcoming from the moment I landed. Istanbul is beautiful and the service was first class.
🇳🇱 Netherlands
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🇷🇴 RomaniaLASIK reshapes the cornea and leaves the natural lens in place; smart lens replaces the lens itself. Above roughly forty-five, or with a very high prescription, lens exchange usually gives a broader range of clear vision than laser can.
Many patients notice rings or glare around headlights and streetlights in the first months. For most it fades as the brain adapts, but a small number stay bothered by it — which is why your night driving needs are discussed before a lens is chosen.
No. The natural lens that would have clouded has been removed. A thin membrane behind the implant can haze over some years later; that is corrected in a few minutes with a laser, without further surgery.
Plan 4–5 days. Each eye is treated on a separate day, with a detailed examination beforehand and a check-up before your flight home. A translator joins every appointment.
A few minutes of laser per eye reshapes the cornea to correct short-sight, long-sight and…
Price on consultationThe clouded natural lens is removed through a tiny incision and replaced with a clear…
Price on consultationCorneal cross-linking stiffens a weakening cornea to halt progression, while rings and…
Price on consultationThe natural lens is exchanged for a premium multifocal implant, giving clear near, intermediate and distance vision — and removing any future cataract.