LASIK LASEK Cost Calculator

LASIK LASEK Cost Calculator helps estimate Korea-related eye treatment, surgery, injection, support, and recovery-cost scenarios in English.

Vision correction inputs

LASIK, LASEK, SMILE, or ICL estimate

Final practical cost

₩2,900,064

After modeled indemnity and tax credit.

Before insurance or tax

₩3,200,075

Patient-paid amount before reimbursements.

Private insurance estimate

₩0

No private reimbursement applies in this model.

Tax credit estimate

₩300,011

Medical expense credit after the 3% salary threshold.

Cost range

₩2,310,125 - ₩4,144,125

Low and high estimate from the source model.

Applied NHI copay

N/A

Covered-care patient copay rate.

3-month payment

₩1,066,692

Simple installment division.

12-month payment

₩266,673

Simple installment division.

The Korean source treats vision-correction surgery as generally not covered by private indemnity insurance when it is elective refractive correction. It still models the Korean medical expense tax credit: salary threshold 3%, credit rate 15%, and deduction cap KRW 7,000,000.

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LASIK, LASEK, SMILE, and ICL cost calculator

This English page follows the Korean refractive-surgery guide. It keeps the same elective-surgery assumption, the same per-eye price ranges, and the same Korean medical expense tax-credit calculation, while the interactive calculator reuses the Korean pure calculation function.

Surgery type and price range

The Korean source separates corneal laser surgery from implantable collamer lens surgery because the cost structure is different. Standard LASIK and LASEK are modeled at KRW 800,000 to KRW 1,200,000 for both eyes, femtosecond LASIK at KRW 1,300,000 to KRW 2,000,000, SMILE at KRW 2,000,000 to KRW 3,500,000, and ICL at KRW 4,000,000 to KRW 7,000,000.

Toric ICL is kept as the highest-priced default route at KRW 5,000,000 to KRW 8,000,000. A one-eye operation is not simply half price in the Korean calculator; it uses a 55 percent single-eye ratio because examination, operating-room, and baseline service costs remain.

  • Wavefront or custom ablation option: KRW 300,000 to KRW 500,000 added.
  • Corneal cross-linking option: KRW 600,000 to KRW 1,200,000 added.
  • Premium examination and dry-eye management are intentionally kept separate from surgery pricing.

Insurance and tax treatment

The Korean content treats refractive surgery as elective vision correction. Korean National Health Insurance and indemnity medical insurance usually do not reimburse LASIK, LASEK, SMILE, or ICL when the purpose is ordinary myopia or astigmatism correction, so the calculator does not subtract a private-insurance payout.

Medical expense tax credit is still modeled when the expense qualifies under year-end settlement. The source formula preserves the 3 percent of total salary threshold, 15 percent credit rate, and KRW 7,000,000 deduction cap for general medical expenses.

Inputs that matter clinically

The Korean guide asks for myopia diopter, astigmatism diopter, corneal thickness, surgery method, one-eye versus both-eye surgery, hospital type, and region. Thin cornea, very high myopia, or large astigmatism can move the recommended option away from standard LASIK/LASEK toward SMILE, ICL, or additional corneal safety procedures.

The estimate is a planning number, not a surgical indication. Final suitability depends on corneal topography, tear film, pupil size, retinal status, and direct ophthalmology review.