Go to Turkey, Get Laser-Eye Surgery and See Istanbul through Brand New Eyes
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Companies now offer service packages to Turkey at the value of £1,299 (around 1,600 euro). They include laser eye surgery for both eyes, pre- and post-operative examinations, post-op eye drops, a return ticket from the UK to Istanbul, a guided tour around historic Istanbul, a three-night stay at a four-star hotel near the hospital, transfers to and from the patient’s hotel, and free eye examinations for one year after the treatment.
So, in addition to getting one’s vision fixed permanently at a fraction of what the procedure costs in Western Europe, visitors get the chance to take a tour of Istanbul’s landmarks and see them, so to say, through new eyes.
“Getting eye surgery in Turkey is a solution for those who want the Lasik surgery, but who do not want to pay the high prices associated with the procedure in the UK. The surgery costs much less in Istanbul,” Habil Kantur, founder of the LasikAbroad.co.uk specialist service offered by the Salveo Travel medical travel agency.
It is not only eyes that one can get fixed in the Balkans on the cheap. As BalkanTravellers.com reported earlier this year, cheaper dental services, combined with soaking the sun on the beach or trips to Dracula’s Castle, were bringing tourists to Bulgaria and Romania.
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