Ophthalmology and Eye Surgery

Coordination for eye treatment in Turkey, not a medical provider

FTurkey is a health-tourism consulting and coordination company, not a hospital, clinic or medical provider. FTurkey does not practise medicine, does not diagnose an eye condition and does not decide on a treatment plan. Within an agreed written scope, FTurkey helps international patients considering ophthalmology or eye surgery in Turkey share their existing medical records with a suitable hospital, understand the practical steps involved, and coordinate the logistics around an evaluation or procedure. Every diagnostic and treatment decision remains with the licensed treating ophthalmologist and hospital in Turkey, regulated by the Ministry of Health (Sağlık Bakanlığı), based on your actual records and a clinical eye examination.

The range of ophthalmology services FTurkey can help you access

Turkish ophthalmology departments handle a wide range of conditions, and hospitals differ in which of these they are equipped and authorised to treat. Examples of the areas FTurkey can help coordinate access to include cataract evaluation and surgery, consultation on refractive-error correction such as LASIK or PRK, retinal disease evaluation including diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma management, and corneal conditions such as keratoconus. These illustrate the field's scope rather than describe what a particular hospital offers or what would be recommended for you — the treating ophthalmologist decides which of these, if any, apply to your case, and suitability for a given procedure such as refractive surgery is confirmed only after an in-person eye examination.

Sharing your medical records for a preliminary opinion

The usual first step is to organise your existing eye-care records — recent eye examination reports, refraction results, retinal imaging such as OCT scans if available, your current prescription, and a summary from your current ophthalmologist — and share them, with your consent, with a hospital FTurkey helps identify. A hospital's preliminary opinion based on a records review is not a diagnosis and can change once the treating ophthalmologist examines you in person or by teleconsultation and reviews any further tests requested. No treatment, procedure or admission date can be confirmed before that clinical evaluation is complete.

Choosing a hospital authorised for international ophthalmology patients

Hospitals that treat international patients in Turkey are expected to hold the Ministry of Health's International Patient Health Tourism Authorization Certificate, alongside accreditation relevant to ophthalmology services. FTurkey checks for this authorisation when helping identify hospitals, alongside practical factors such as language support, location and whether the department has experience relevant to the type of evaluation you are seeking. The final choice of hospital and treating team remains yours.

Coordination during your visit

Once a hospital accepts your file for evaluation, within the agreed scope FTurkey can help schedule appointments, arrange interpretation during medical consultations, and coordinate travel and accommodation logistics around your visit. FTurkey does not attend consultations as a medical representative, does not communicate clinical instructions on the hospital's behalf, and does not manage your medical records or results independently of the hospital's own systems.

What this coordination does not include

FTurkey does not recommend a specific ophthalmologist or procedure, does not estimate a success rate, recovery timeline or price for any eye treatment, and does not guarantee that a hospital will accept your case or that a given procedure will be offered or suitable — suitability for procedures such as refractive surgery depends entirely on the treating ophthalmologist's own examination. Any figures discussed at any stage are indicative only and are confirmed solely by the hospital once your evaluation is complete.

Understand the process and request a proposal

The coordination involved depends on your current diagnosis, the records already available, and the type of ophthalmology evaluation you are seeking. Request a quote describing your situation and the records you can share, and FTurkey can propose a written scope covering the coordination support available for your case.