Strabismus Surgery cost: South Korea vs Vietnam
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
$804
Samsung Medical Center · AAA
Vietnam
from
$229
Hoan My Sai Gon Hospital · BBB
Vietnam starts ~72% lower — $229 vs $804 in South Korea.
Cost
$804 Seoul
Lowest price $229 Ho Chi Minh City
$804–$2,350
Typical range $229–$343
$1,300 round trip
Est. flights $1,680 round trip
≈ $2,724 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,304 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
Samsung Medical Center Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.9
Top hospital Hoan My Sai Gon Hospital Newsweek #12 · BBB · ★4.5
★ 3.9
Patient rating ★ 4.5
✓ Accredited JCI accredited
Accreditation —
1,979
Top hospital beds —
26 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
Hospitals 12 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
25 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 1 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system A grade
#2 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #57 Numbeo Health Care Index
Choose South Korea if…
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Vietnam if…
- Lower published price
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Better-rated hospital
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.