Eye Care (Ophthalmology) · Ankara, Turkey
Ophthalmologist consultation cost in Ankara
Consultation from
$8
Departments
9
Services priced
11
What an ophthalmologist's work costs · Ankara
each dot = one priced service
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In plain words · Ophthalmologists are the specialist doctor type for this field — the prices below are what hospitals publish for a first consultation and their services.
- Consult from
- $8
- ✓ verified fee
- Services priced
- 11 of 27
- specialty menu
- Service span
- $56–$1,270
- across services
- MSI Index
- 70
- A
- Departments
- 9
- 9 verified
- Conditions
- 8
- they treat
Top ophthalmologist department · Newsweek #2 in Turkey
#2 Hacettepe University Hospitals 2.7★ JCI
Hacettepe University Hospitals is a hospital in Ankara, Turkey · operating since 1966 · 1229 beds. 1777 doctors on staff, JCI-accredited. Clinical departments include Acil Servis Erişkin, Adli Tıp, Adolesan, Aile Hekimliği. Profile compiled from the hospital's own published pages (see sources).
Consult in Ankara from $8 · ✓ verified fee
Ophthalmologist departments in Ankara
Best firstThe best hospitals first — Newsweek World's Best national top 10 lead, then our grade. Re-rank by rating or reviews. 9 of 9 departments have verified availability.
- 88 Grade
- 66 Grade
- 61 Grade
- 64 Grade
- 64 Grade
- 63 Grade
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- 63 Grade
- 88 Grade
- 82 Grade
Ophthalmologist services & prices in Ankara
VerifiedWhat this kind of doctor's work costs here, cheapest first — each service links to its full price comparison across clinics and cities.
- Pterygium Surgery ✓ TRY 2,618–TRY 2,618from $56
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) ✓ TRY 4,995–TRY 4,995from $106
- Retinal Detachment Surgery ✓ TRY 12,728–TRY 12,728from $270
- LASIK Eye Surgery ✓ TRY 13,500–TRY 13,500from $286
- LASEK Eye Surgery ✓ TRY 13,500–TRY 13,500from $286
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- PRK Eye Surgery ✓ TRY 17,250–TRY 17,250from $366
- Glaucoma Surgery ✓ TRY 18,540–TRY 18,540from $393
- Cataract Surgery ✓ TRY 20,550–TRY 20,550from $436
- Corneal Transplant ✓ TRY 40,350–TRY 40,350from $856
- Strabismus Surgery ✓ TRY 41,213–TRY 41,213from $874
- ReLEx SMILE Surgery ✓ TRY 60,000–TRY 60,000from $1,270
City-level ranges from our 2025 research; unverified rows are labeled until re-checked against published prices.
Conditions an ophthalmologist treats
DirectoryDoes this doctor type handle your problem? Each condition links to its treatment menu with prices in this city.
Conditions treated 4
Red dots carry the condition lens — each opens that diagnosis's treatment menu priced for Ankara.
When to see an ophthalmologist — and what the first visit looks like
Modeled previewA planning frame — the referral triggers, what happens in the room, and what to bring so the visit isn't wasted.
When it's time
- ›Changing vision, halos or night-driving trouble
- ›A screening result (pressure, retina) that needs follow-up
- ›Interest in laser or lens surgery suitability
What happens
- 1History & examination — your story first, then a focused exam
- 2Review of the records and imaging you brought
- 3Tests ordered where needed (billed separately as a rule)
- 4A working diagnosis and treatment options discussed
- 5A written plan — and an itemized quote if treatment is proposed
What to bring
- ✓Passport & travel insurance details
- ✓Recent scans and imaging (disc or digital link)
- ✓Lab results and current medication list
- ✓Referral letters or prior treatment summaries, translated to English
Booking & access — what the visit costs
- In-person consultationthe fee this page is built on — tests ordered on the day bill separately from $8
- Remote records review — written second opinionyour existing reports read here before you fly · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Video consultationlive case discussion · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Appointment lead timedays from inquiry to the visit · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
Fee in context — the median specialist consult in Ankara is ≈ $8 across 58 priced specialties; this fee sits at the 100th percentile. Imported fees, re-verified over time.
Remote-visit prices and lead times are decision data, so they're collected per hospital — never assumed. Each sourced row raises this page's MSI coverage.
How to vet an ophthalmologist
Modeled previewCredentials and case volume decide outcomes more than the consultation fee — the checklist an expert would put to any candidate.
- 1Board certification in this specialty — which board, which year?
- 2How many cases like mine do you see per year?
- 3Do you work within a hospital that can handle complications?
- 4Who covers follow-up questions after I fly home?
- 5Is the consultation fee credited against treatment if I proceed?
Verify the doctor — before you book
Not yet sourcedThe official physician-license registry for Turkey is being sourced — every country page gets one.
Hospitals name your doctor when they quote — run that name through the registry. We cite the official body only, never rank individuals.
Doctors are hospital attributes in our registry — never ranked or reviewed as individuals. Vet the person, choose through the hospital.
Turkey for medical travel — safety, recourse & visa
Sourced Full Turkey guide →What matters if it goes wrong, and what it takes to get there — country-level, verifiable guidance in one place.
- Visa
- Turkey's e-Visa / visa-on-arrival system (evisa.gov.tr) is valid ONLY for tourism or commerce; work, study and other purposes require a visa issued by a Turkish embassy or consulate. Confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- There is no separate medical/health-tourism visa — international patients enter on the standard e-Visa or visa-free tourist route like any other visitor. The health-tourism-specific control sits on the FACILITY side instead: treating providers must hold the Ministry of Health's 'Uluslararası Sağlık Turizmi Yetki Belgesi' authorization.
- Traveller safety
- Generally safe
- Legal recourse
- Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
- Insurance
- Medical-travel & complication cover widely available
- International patients
- Hospitals accustomed to international patients
General guidance from public sources — confirm current rules for your nationality. Verified against: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Visa information for foreigners.
Medical Travel Cost Specialist Index
MSI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable grade for this city's provider market for the doctor type — consult price, service coverage, evidence, choice and trust on the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Consultation price 50 Imported cheaper than 50% of cities · vs 32 cities with a consult fee · 50th percentile
- Service coverage 41 Imported 11 of 27 services priced · share of this specialty's procedures priced here
- Price evidence 95 ✓ Verified 11 priced services · sourced/verified prices behind the service menu
- Provider choice 100 ✓ Verified 9 departments · 9 verified · departments of this specialty in the city
- Provider trust 87 Our index 87/100 top · best provider's Trust Index
Same method as every page in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Common questions
Sourced + modeledShort answers built from the numbers on this page — fees, first visit, choosing and verification.
How much does an ophthalmologist consultation cost in Ankara?
The going rate is TRY 400 (≈ $8). Tests ordered on the day are billed separately as a rule.
What happens at the first appointment?
History and examination, review of the records you bring, tests where needed, then a working diagnosis and a written plan — with an itemized quote if treatment is proposed. Bring scans, labs and a medication list.
What do ophthalmologist procedures cost in Ankara?
11 eye care (ophthalmology) services are priced here, from ≈ $56 up to ≈ $1,270. Each service links to its own full price comparison.
How do I choose an ophthalmologist in Ankara?
9 departments are listed, top Trust Index 87. Use the vetting checklist below — board certification, case volume and aftercare coverage matter more than the fee.
Are these prices verified?
Verified figures are marked ✓; the rest are imported from our 2025 research and labeled until re-checked.
Data & sources
44% verified Methodology →How much of this page is verified data — every section carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
All 9 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more Hide
- Consultation fee· MoH Kamu Sağlık Hizmetleri Fiyat Tarifesi EK-2, code S520030 'Normal poliklinik muayenesi' (uniform outpatient specialist-exam fee — the tariff has no per-specialty consult line, so this single official rate applies to every specialty) ✓ Verified
- Service prices· 11 of 27 ✓ Verified
- Department listings· 9 clinics ✓ Verified
- Cross-city consult fees· 32 priced Imported
- Visit guide & vetting checklist Modeled
- Remote visits & lead time· 1 of 4 priced Imported
- Field role map & fee context· 0 sibling fees bound Not yet collected
- Doctor license registry Not yet collected
- Visa & travel guidance ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Medical Travel Cost Index.