Eye Tourism

Medical Value of Eye Care Leads More to Travel to Goa in India. The technological advances in Indian eye care make corrective surgeries more effective and less risky.

A Glimpse Goa
Goa, having been the meeting point of various races, religions and cultures of east and west over the centuries, has a distinctive style quite different from the rest of India. Goa has more than 36 beautiful beaches, numerous wildlife and bird sanctuaries, watersports, go‐karting and adventure sports.  There are a number of churches in Goa built by the Portuguese. Many magnificent churches were built by them in Old Goa which is well known for its churches. The Old Goa churches remind of its former glory that once rivaled that of Rome.It was known to the world as ‘Golden Goa‘ or ‘Pearl of the Orient` in 16th and 17th centuries in its glory days.
 Goa enjoys a pleasant climate all through the year. Best season to visit this city of sandy beaches is all through year, even the monsoons are beautiful with lush greenery all around.

 

LASIK – Enchancing medical value of travel to India.

 

Laser vision correction is one of the most popular elective procedures and the safest in the world. LASIK laser vision correction is widely recognized to reduce the dependency on glasses and contacts and regain an active lifestyle. LASIK surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure in the comfort and convenience of the surgical suite.

LASIK is able to accurately correct most levels of Near Sightedness (Myopia), Far Sightedness (Hyperopia) and Astigmatism. LASIK is a surgical procedure using laser energy to reshape the cornea for better eyesight. GoaLASIK has been effectively treating patients with LASIK for many years.

 

LASIK has been proven to be safe and effective for most people. With careful patient screening and selection at GoaLASIK and in the care of an experienced surgeon, most patients are pleased with their results.

What Range Of Refractive Errors Can Be Corrected?
Myopia upto 12.0D (-12 to -18, depending on corneal thickness)
Hyperopia +5.0D
Astigmatism +/ – 5.0D
Presbyopes – monovision for above errors with presbyopia (People over 40 yrs.)

How do these corrective laser eye surgery procedures improve one’s quality of life?
It not only obviates the need for using glasses/contact lenses, but also improves the quality of vision-regaining the natural vision as the procedure is done at the natural point of bending of rays-that is the CORNEA. (Benefits are BETTER FIELD OF VISION-which is restricted by the spectacle frame/ much lesser optical aberrations that are associated with eyeglasses/contact lenses leading to CLEARER_COLORFUL VISION. Chances of infection / allergy with contact lenses)
In general, Patients after Lasik are more confident and happy because of better quality of vision that leads to positive impact on overall quality of life and towards better productivity/career etc.

Patients who had these procedures were surveyed and noted the following:

  • Ability to see on waking
  • Freedom from glasses and contact lenses
  • Improvement in personal safety
  • Better participation in sports and fitness activities
LASIK – Enhancing Medical Value of Travel to India. 
Medical or Health tourism has become a common form of vacationing, and covers a broad spectrum of medical services. It mixes leisure, fun and relaxation together with wellness and healthcare. The ease of the surgery and swift recovery time make the procedure quite attractive to the optically challenged.  Value of having both eyes rectified in India will cost less than the cost of having just one eye corrected in the UK or US.  Moreover, the nature of LASIK treatment provided at GoaLASIK is coupled with extremely short recovery periods mean medical tourism packages could easily convert into vacations in a place as Goa, famous for its tranquil beach paradise on the west coast of India.
We have numerous patients from all over the world who come here to relax from the hectic pace of everyday life to enjoy the most exquisite beach holidays along with the most economical LASIK eye treatment.
If you have Lasik treatment in UK or US results in more expensive; wherein Lasik treatment at GoaLasik can save around half of the cost along with an exotic holiday with enhanced eye treatment.
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