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Eye surgery in Vietnam.

Refractive and cataract procedures are short — measured in minutes — but they need post-operative review and they limit flying immediately afterwards. Most of the trouble international patients run into comes from booking the return flight too tight.

We schedule around the mandatory follow-up and tell you the earliest date you can fly, before you buy the ticket.

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We handle the logistics.

The medicine belongs to the surgeon. Everything around it — the part that makes people give up — belongs to us.

  • Measured and assessed before anyone commits

    Not every eye suits LASIK or SMILE. The assessment happens first, and an unsuitable eye is called on the day.

  • The lens choice explained

    For cataract surgery the intraocular lens drives most of the cost difference. You know what you are choosing.

  • Follow-up inside the schedule, not after it

    The post-operative check is booked in advance, and the flight home is counted from it.

  • Driven, on the day and the day after

    You are not finding your own taxi with a patched eye.

The numbers you need to plan.

Time in theatre
10–30 minutes per eye
Days in Vietnam
5–7 days
Cleared to fly
3–7 days, on advice
Back to normal activity
1–2 weeks

Who this suits.

  • Long-term glasses or contact lens wearers wanting it resolved in one trip
  • Anyone with a cataract referral facing a long wait at home
  • Anyone wanting a premium lens their insurer at home will not fund

Reference cost.

Market reference bands, not a Handle quote. Your actual cost is settled once a surgeon has read your records.

See the full price guide

  • Refractive surgery (LASIK / SMILE)

    both eyes

    $1,000 – $2,200−70%
    26 – 57 million ₫$4,000 – $6,000 · the US

  • Cataract surgery (phaco)

    per eye

    $700 – $1,500−80%
    18 – 39 million ₫$3,500 – $7,000 · the US

    The band moves with the intraocular lens chosen.

Common questions.

Usually three to seven days, and the exact date is the surgeon's call at your first post-operative check rather than a general rule. Cabin pressure and dry cabin air are what make flying too early uncomfortable and slow healing. We recommend a flexible ticket, or booking the return only after that check.

Other specialties.

Send your records, get a treatment plan within 48 hours.

Free, and no obligation. You get a named surgeon, an expected schedule and a cost band for your case.

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