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Eye Surgery & Ophthalmology · Daegu

Cataract Surgery in Daegu

5 clinics in Daegu, Daegu offering Cataract Surgery. Indicative price 1,500,000 - 6,000,000 per eye depending on lens KRW, minimum stay 10-14 days for both eyes.

Eye Surgery & Ophthalmology clinic in Daegu
Cataract Surgery in Daegu. Cataract surgery removes the clouded natural lens by ultrasound and replaces it with an intraocular lens, and the lens choice determines whether you still need glasses afterwards.

Daegu markets itself as a medical tourism city and concentrates its clinics in the Dongseong-ro medical district, with a municipal support office for foreign patients and notably competitive pricing.

Clinics

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About this procedure

A monofocal lens is covered by Korean national insurance for residents and gives excellent distance vision with reading glasses. Multifocal and extended depth of focus lenses reduce spectacle dependence but are not covered, cost several million won per eye, and carry a higher rate of halo and glare at night.

Full Cataract Surgery guide: cost, recovery and stay

Further reading

Recovery Time and When You Can Fly

The length of your trip is set by the mandatory follow-up interval, not by how quickly you feel well, and flying too early raises the risk of swelling, bleeding and thrombosis.

Medical Costs and Payment in Korea

Foreign patients without Korean national health insurance pay the full private rate, which is still typically 30 to 70 percent below US pricing for the same procedure, and card payment is accepted almost everywhere.

Source: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea https://www.mfds.go.kr/eng/index.do