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ReLEx SMILE is a modern, minimally invasive laser eye surgery that corrects short-sightedness and astigmatism. Unlike LASIK, it does not involve creating a corneal flap — reducing the risk of dry eyes and improving long-term stability of the cornea. The procedure is performed using ZEISS VisuMax femtosecond laser technology and takes only a few minutes. Most patients can see immediately after surgery and return to normal activities within a few days. All-inclusive price £1,000 (1,100 Eur) per eye. Save up to 60% vs UK and Ireland prices.
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✔ Advanced ZEISS VisuMax laser technology ✔ Over 100,000 eye surgeries performed ✔ Minimally invasive – no flap, faster healing ✔ Procedure takes only 10–15 minutes per eye ✔ Back to normal life within a few days ✔ Appointment available within 2 weeks
Q: Why is there a few days between examination and surgery?
A: After your eye examination, special dilating drops are used to precisely measure your eyes. These temporarily affect your vision and focusing ability. To ensure maximum accuracy and the safest possible results, your eyes need a few days to return to their natural state before surgery.
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Dr Andrea Janekova, M.D., FEBO, FEBOS-CR – Refractive Surgeon Named in Forbes Top 50 Doctors in the Czech Republic (2026)
✔ Forbes TOP 50 Doctors in Czech Republic (2026) ✔ Board member – Czech Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery ✔ 12,000+ eye surgeries performed ✔ European board-certified (FEBO, FEBOS-CR)
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FREE consultation via email – please fill in the contact form below or contact us via Whatsapp: +420 775 178 715. Ideally add information about your prescription or/and eye examination document.
We are happy to provide you with the contacts on our previous clients from the UK, Ireland, Germany and the USA, so you could speak to them and find out more about their experience with us. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.
No deposit needed to book the surgery. No waiting lists, an appointment within 2 weeks.
SMILE stands for Small Incision Lenticule Extraction, and is a bladeless procedure which is minimally invasive. This novel refractive surgery is the most recent, advanced laser vision correction. The procedure quickly reshapes the cornea of your eye. The procedure is carried out exclusively with one femtosecond laser (Visumax by Carl Zeiss).
ReLEx SMILE Laser Eye Surgery & Recovery:
IMPORTANT PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL TO PRAGUE
7 days prior to your eye examination in Prague you must not wear contact lenses. Contact lenses can distort the shape of the front surface of your eye, the cornea, and corneal measurements are crucial in ReLex SMILE laser eye surgery calculations. After your consultation, you cannot wear contact lenses leading up to your dilated pre-op exam and surgery. This will allow your cornea to go back to its most natural shape.
Thissurgeryisperformed on outpatient’sbasis. Youwillleavetheclinicthesameday – afterthesurgerywillbeperformed. Thetreatmentitselftakesabout 30 seconds, however, youwillbe in theoperatingtheaterforabout 15 minutes. Twohours prior to thetreatmentanaesthetic drops are applied by a nurse to make suretheprocedureispainless. Youwillbewaitingforthistimeattheclinic. Patientscanseeafterthesurgery, theeyeswillbe not covered, so thetreatmentissuitablefor single travelerstoo.
In the first couple of days after the surgery, you will put antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drops into the eye that underwent the surgery. You will put moisturising eye drops to your eyes for the next couple of weeks. Most patients are able to start work as usual between the second and the fifth day after the surgery
By day 1, 80% of the visual correction is noticeable, with the full improvement achieved gradually over the next few weeks.
WhyReLex Smile isbetterthanLasik?
A key procedural difference between LASIK and ReLEX SMILE is that the former involves the creation of a flap, while the latter does not.
SMILE surgery is a newer type of laser eye surgery. It has a faster recovery time and no flap related problems.
ReLEx SMILE incision is 1/5 smaller than that of LASIK which means that normal production and regulation of tear film is better in SMILE.
SMILE is considered key-hole laser eye surgery as it only involves creating a 3mm opening in the cornea; typically LASIK has an opening of 18-20mm.
SMILE provides potentially better biomechanical stability of the cornea than Lasik treatment
Much less chance of developing dry eyes
No chance of the flap dislocating, shifting, moving, or folding
Much better for the long term stability of the cornea
Eye Clinic in Prague
The clinic is located in newly built premisses with more than 2,000 m2, a total of 12 specialist outpatient departments and four hi-tech operating theaters. Thanks to this it is considered to be one of the biggest eye clinic in the Czech republic with the most advanced surgical and technical facilities and equipment.
Our cooperating Eye Centre in Prague is a private eye clinic accredited by the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic and has provided healthcare in the field of ophthalmology for over 20 years; since 2000.
With over 100,000 surgeries performed, the clinic is the leader in Prague and the Czech republic for Lens Replacement and Cataract surgery. Thanks to an excellent technical background and surgeons renowned, not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad, you and your eyes are in the safest hands possible. The Eye surgeons are members of many prestigious worldwide organizations gathering first-class specialists in Ophthalmology, Laser surgery, Lens Replacement and Cataract surgery.
The eye clinic is a long-term holder of ISO 9001:2015 certification in the field: “Providing outpatient diagnostic and treatment care in the field of ophthalmology, specializing in cataract surgery, refractive surgery and retinal surgery.”
This certificate confirms the above-standard quality of the treatments provided.
ReLEx SMILE Laser Eye Surgery FAQ
ReLEx SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) is a minimally invasive laser eye surgery used to correct short-sightedness and astigmatism. Unlike LASIK, no large corneal flap is created. The procedure uses advanced ZEISS VisuMax femtosecond laser technology.
For many patients, yes. ReLEx SMILE is considered less invasive than LASIK because it does not require a corneal flap. This may reduce the risk of dry eyes and helps preserve better corneal stability.
No. The procedure itself is painless because anaesthetic eye drops are used before surgery. Most patients only experience mild irritation or watery eyes for a few hours afterwards.
The laser treatment itself takes only a few seconds per eye. The full procedure usually takes around 10–15 minutes per eye.
Most patients notice improved vision within 24–48 hours. Vision continues to stabilise over the following few weeks.
Yes. ReLEx SMILE is typically performed on both eyes during the same appointment.
Most international patients stay in Prague for approximately 3–4 days including examination, surgery and post-operative check-up.
Most patients can safely fly home the day after surgery following the post-operative check-up.
Yes. Contact lenses should not be worn for 7 days before your eye examination because they can temporarily affect corneal measurements.
ReLEx SMILE is suitable for many patients with short-sightedness (myopia) and astigmatism. A detailed eye examination is necessary to confirm suitability.
Currently, ReLEx SMILE is mainly used for short-sightedness and astigmatism.
Yes. The correction is considered permanent, although natural age-related vision changes may still occur later in life.
Minimally invasive treatment
Flap-free surgery
Fast recovery
Reduced dry eye symptoms
Better corneal stability
Quick return to normal activities
The procedure is performed using the ZEISS VisuMax femtosecond laser platform.
ReLEx SMILE surgery in Prague starts from approximately €2,200 for both eyes including diagnostic examination and consultation.
Many patients travel to Prague because they can save significantly compared to UK prices while receiving treatment from experienced European board-certified eye surgeons using advanced laser technology.
Many patients return to office-based work within 2–3 days, depending on individual healing and comfort.
Light activities such as walking are usually possible after a few days. However, swimming, gym workouts, contact sports and heavy exercise should generally be avoided for approximately 4 weeks after surgery, depending on your surgeon’s recommendations.
Page last reviewed on May 28, 2026.
ReLex SMILE laser eye surgery Reviews
With over 100,000 treatments performed at our Eye clinic in Prague, most of our clients from the UK and Ireland describe in their patient reviews their experience with the treatment as life changing. Read more about how they become glasses independent thanks to this procedure, which takes 30 seconds per eye and is performed by top board-certified Eye surgeons in the Czech republic.
Discover Affordable ReLex SMILE laser eye surgery in Prague.
Prague is the ideal choice if you are looking to lower your cost for ReLex SMILE laser eye surgery. The cost is significantly cheaper than elsewhere incl. traveling to Prague. Our price start is just £1,000 / € 1,100, which is up to 50-70% cheaper than the average cost of ReLex SMILE surgery in the UK and Ireland.
ReLEX SMILE Laser Eye surgery for BOTH EYES (all diagnostic eye assessments and consultation included in the price)
Price in EUR
Price in £*
RELEX SMILE SURGERY (both eyes)
€ 2,200
£2,000
PAYMENT CONDITIONS:
You can pay in cash in Eur or £ (British Sterling Pounds)
if you decide to pay by a card the clinic has FIXED EXCHANGE RATE: Eur to CZK x 27 CZK/eur divided by 30 CZK for £1, you might get better price exchanging in the UK £ to Eur and pay in Eur in Prague.
If you wish you can come to Prague for a thorough eye examination and consultation only, it is also possible. You can fly in to Prague in the morning and fly back in the afternoon. The cost of the examination is 150 € / £140*. If you undergo ReLex SMILE surgery within three months this amount will be discounted from your surgery price. If you would wait longer, the tests would have to be repeated at additional cost to make sure the results are accurate and your surgery successful.
If you come to Prague to have the treatment done and based on the results of examination our medical team will find out you are not a suitable candidate to have the surgery done (previous eye injury etc.) you will pay just the cost for the examination as above. We would like to reassure you we try to eliminate such possibility by requesting our medical questionnaire to be filled in.
ReLEx SMILE isthelatest 3rd generation laser technology, thelessinvasiveway to treatshort-sightednessand astigmatism. Theidealcandidates areyoungerpatientsbetween 18 and 45 yearsofage.Theprocedureiscarried out exclusivelywithonefemtosecond laser (Visumax by Carl Zeiss).Patients can see after the surgery, the eyes will be not covered, so the treatment is suitable for single travelers too.
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We are happy to provide you with the contacts on our previous clients from the UK, Ireland, Germany and the USA, so you could speak to them and find out more about their experience with us. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.
