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Eye treatments
Every procedure we coordinate in Istanbul lives here — full treatment pages for LASIK, SMILE Pro, PRK, ICL, lens replacement, and cataract surgery. Open a guide for steps, recovery, costs, and patient stories.
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Six procedures at a glance
Each page covers procedure steps, candidacy, risks, recovery timeline, Istanbul itinerary, and what your package includes — written for UK and European patients travelling to Turkey.
Laser Eye Surgery in Turkey
LASIK, SMILE, and PRK (including LASEK and TransPRK) — three laser paths at JCI our eye centre. Open the laser hub or jump straight to the procedure that fits your prescription.
- Assess
- Treat
- Recover
SMILE Pro
Keyhole laser through a 2 mm incision — no corneal flap. Preserves nerves, suits dry-eye-prone patients and contact-sport careers.
- Drive next day · vision stabilises within a week
- 2 nights in Istanbul · up to −10 D
- No flap risk
- Dry-eye friendly
- Contact-sport safe
PRK / Surface Laser
Laser applied to the corneal surface when a flap is not safe — the go-to for thin corneas, hyperopia, and patients who want zero flap risk long term.
- 3–7 days before driving · 1–3 months to full clarity
- 5–7 nights in Istanbul · PRK, LASEK, TransPRK
- Thin corneas
- Hyperopia
- Longer recovery
ICL
A thin implant sits behind the iris — no corneal tissue removed. Fully reversible if your prescription or priorities change later.
- 2–3 days to desk work · sharp vision from day one
- 4–5 nights in Istanbul · up to −20 D
- Up to −20 D
- No corneal tissue removed
- Lens removable
Lens Replacement (RLE)
Replace the natural lens with a trifocal or EDOF implant — distance and reading in one procedure, and no future cataract surgery.
- 3–5 days to desk work · both eyes often day-apart
- 5–6 nights in Istanbul · ages 45–70
- Trifocal / EDOF IOL
- Reading + distance
- Prevents future cataract
Cataract Surgery
Cloudy lens removed and replaced with a premium IOL — often both eyes treated in one Istanbul trip, skipping long NHS waiting lists.
- 3–5 days before normal activity · colours return fast
- 5–6 nights in Istanbul · premium IOL choice
- Premium IOL choice
- Both eyes, one trip
- Often 60+
Still deciding?
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If you are weighing two or more options — LASIK vs SMILE, ICL vs lens replacement, or the full six-procedure overview — our comparison hub has honest head-to-head write-ups.
Compare eye surgery treatments
Seven head-to-head guides plus a six-procedure master table — age, prescription, cornea, dry eye, recovery, and Istanbul logistics covered honestly.
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