LASEK Eye Surgery cost: South Korea vs Turkey
Eye Care (Ophthalmology) · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
South Korea
from
$484
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Turkey
from
$286
Koç University Hospital · AAA
Turkey starts ~41% lower — $286 vs $484 in South Korea, both verified.
Cost
$484 Seoul
Lowest price $286 Ankara
$484–$1,470
Typical range $286–$286
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,110 round trip
≈ $2,404 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $1,916 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Samsung Medical Center Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.9
Top hospital Koç University Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.5
★ 3.9
Patient rating ★ 3.5
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,979
Top hospital beds 371
26 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
Hospitals 39 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
25 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 26 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system AA grade
#2 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #60 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose South Korea if…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- Better-rated hospital
- Larger flagship hospital
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Turkey if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- More hospitals to choose from
Each figure is a provider's published price, converted to USD at the dated rate above; a green ✓ marks a price fetched from a primary source and corroborated. All-in trip adds estimated flights and 5 nights' hotel from your set origin.