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[naturegirl321]

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I'm not sure if there is a referral discount from Dream. I scheduled an appointment online and someone who spoke good English called me back. However after finding the other hospital, I called them back to cancel the appointment. I probably should have asked.

[naturegirl321]

Is the new place that you're going to highly recommended? You said it's 500,000 cheaper, but really, is price the thing you want to compare when surgery is involved?

[kissdisap]

My wife got her surgery done at Dream Eye Center in Gangnam as well. I believe there was both a 'foreigner discount' and a 'referral discount' which brought the total price down to ~1.8M.

I think we just told them we'd heard/read about them here on ESLcafe and that was sufficient for the discount. Really great service and my wife liked the staff so much she bought presents for them from our recent trip abroad.

[Smudger]

Slowmotion, how did the surgery at BS eye center go? I'm hunting around and most recommendations seem to be for Seoul Dream Eye.

[bobbybigfoot]

This thread is of interest to me. I'm one of the pioneers. Got eye surgery in 1998. First surgery left me needing glasses. And ridiculous pain til the meds kicked in. Second surgery left me glasses-free, to this day, 13 years later.

But my eyes are starting to regress again, slowly, over the years.

Further, I've had to live with the "halo" effect for all these years. You get used to it though. But it's still better than having glasses.

I also paid $4000 back in Canada. 2 million won is a steal.

Also, the advanced technology should be able to fix my halos. As I have large pupils, my pupils, when fully dilated, are outside of the treated area. I believe the maximum portion of the eye that couldn't be treated then was 6.5 mm. Probably up 8 mm now.

I might just check out Dream Eye Center...

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[shininxpinay]

the price of lasik at dream eye is normally 2.2mil krw. i made an appointment last month for a consultation and they cut the pricef 20% for being a foreigner, another $100 for the friend referral (he found the place via website and didn't even get surgery at the place), and then another $100 off for paying via bank transfer. the total was 1.8krw. i believe u can get another hundred more knocked off if you can get a friend/spouse to do the operation.

the doctors at dream eye speak english well. it isn't grammatically perfect, but they're able to answer your questions with pretty good details. i am extremely detail oriented and a big worry wart, so i had a lot of questions in the office and then when i called them days before the surgery. every patient is paired with their own optometrist for consultation, and mine (MoonJu) was very patient and answered all my questions. they're very responsible and make an effort to always call you back if they can't get to the phone when you call

During the operation, the doctor will tell u exactly what he's doing so you know what's going on. My doctor (Dr. Hu) got the surgery done himself by the director, and he himself has performed 1000s of surgeries. i was -4.25 and -5.00 when i got into the operating room and basically walked out with perfect vision (minus the blurriness from the dilation).

i got my lasik done about 2 weeks ago. right now, my right eye is perfect, left eye is almost perfect with 20/25 vision. 1st week after surgery was a bit uncomfortable with the dry eyes, but a week later, the glare and dryness started to go away. dream eye is more pricey than other clinics, but if you're a worry wart like me and need details for every little thing, invest in them.

[sirius black]

I got mine done a while back in the states. One of the best decisions I ever made. I would imagine the procedure is more perfected now (even though I was thoroughly happy with mine). If you have any reservations about having it done in Korea simply wait till you get back home for vacation. I would have no reservation having it done in Korea as they do many here. Same would be in Thailand or India where its a very common procedure as well.

[suemin]

I used to wear heavy glasses. I had it 13 years ago in Seoul. Happy!!
I still have a fairly good eyesight.
My sister who had this surgery have a blurry sight at night. But I don't. Even though we had it done by same doctor.
For me, it was 13 years ago, I can't go back to normal life at least a week.

[SMOE NSET]

If anyone is in the Bundang area, I had mine done in Miguem at Yonsei Plus.

It was 1.5million but with a referral you can get it down to 1.4m. I can give you one.

One doctor speaks fluent English, who does the surgery. He went to Harvard medical school for a LASEK course, not sure if he received his medical degree there though.

After a year and a half, my sight is still above 20/20. The nurses at my recent medical check were surprised by my vision. There are many foreigners that have gone there and have nothing but positive reviews. I know many Koreans that have gone there as well with all positive reviews.

[spaceman82]

Does anyone have any experience with getting PRK done here in Korea? I've been told that LASIK/LASEK might not be ideal for me because of my involvement in contact sports but don't know if PRK is something that many clinics offer or excel at...

[geldedgoat]

I paid $4k for mine back in the states, but that comes with a lifetime warranty that I'll need to use next time I go back home. So for me, sitting at two operations, I'm already breaking even. If I ever need a third in the future, I'll have saved money.

I know a lot of people have had success with getting the operation done here in Korea, but I just didn't feel comfortable having a procedure that serious done by someone who can't explain the process and the aftercare instructions in my native tongue.

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