Refractive surgery, explained plainly
Working guides to LASIK, SMILE, TransPRK and EVO ICL in China — costs at standard rates, honest comparisons, candidacy, and recovery. New guides are added regularly.
LASIK Cost in China (2026)
Standard partner-hospital rates, what they include, and how they compare with US and EU private-pay quotes.
Read the guide → ComparisonSMILE vs LASIK vs ICL
The four paths side by side: prescription ranges, corneal requirements, recovery, reversibility, and price.
Read the guide → CostSMILE Cost in China (2026)
Why SMILE prices above LASIK everywhere, and why the world's highest-volume SMILE market quotes a third of US rates.
Read the guide → CostEVO ICL Cost in China (2026)
What a custom-manufactured lens does to the price floor, the toric premium, and the honest 6–7 day trip budget.
Read the guide → RecoveryRecovery Timelines, Hour by Hour
Day 0 through month 3 for all four procedures — screens, flights, gyms, pools, and why the PRK timeline online is wrong.
Read the guide → ICL follow-upICL & Endothelial Cell Loss
How noisy a specular-microscopy count really is, where the decompensation thresholds actually sit, and what vault has to do with it.
Read the guide → CandidacyAm I a Candidate?
What the diagnostic workup measures, why one in five inquiries changes procedure, and what rules you out.
Read the guide → AviationPilots & Cabin Crew
Aeromedical stability windows vs the tourist timeline, the surgeon's letter your examiner needs, and why you declare — never conceal.
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