Patients researching laser eye surgery abroad read a lot about techniques and equipment. Many arrive with a preferred procedure already in mind, sometimes the right one, sometimes not. How your clinic explains the options shapes whether they trust you.
This guide covers how to explain techniques and technology honestly. At the end, we explain how our referral network works.
- Patients often arrive with a preferred technique already in mind.
- Explain each option in plain language, including who it suits and who it doesn’t.
- Name your equipment, but don’t let it replace the candidacy conversation.
- No cost during our launch period: if your clinic already works this way, apply to our network in about five minutes.
Explain the options in plain language
Describe the procedures you offer in a few sentences each: how they work, typical recovery, and which patients they tend to suit. Include the honest part: when a patient is better served by a different option, or by no surgery at all.
The equipment question
Patients ask which lasers you use. Name your platforms and what they are used for, without implying that equipment alone guarantees a result. Your surgeon’s judgment and your screening protocol matter as much, and patients respond well when you say so.
When a patient asks for the wrong procedure
If a patient’s records suggest another option is safer, say so early, before they travel. Explain why, and what the final in-person evaluation will check. Patients remember the clinic that told them the truth.
Our network: how we send you patients
If your clinic already works this way, or wants to, you can receive patients through our network. LASIK International is part of a network of English-language guides for patients researching treatment abroad, many of them considering Colombia.
- A patient contacts usThey read our guides and tell us about their case through our form or WhatsApp.
- We check and assignWe confirm the procedure, dates, budget and records. If the case is complete and fits your clinic, we send it to you.
- Your clinic quotesYour coordinator contacts the patient in English, with a price in USD. The medical and commercial relationship is between you and the patient.
Each case goes to one clinic at a time. If your clinic can’t take it or doesn’t reply within one business day, it goes to another approved partner.
What we ask of your clinic
What it costs
No cost while we build the network
If we send you a case during our launch period, you pay nothing for it. That way you can judge the quality of our referrals before any commitment.
Later on, partnership will become a paid marketing service. You’ll see the terms in writing and decide whether to continue before any charge. Medical fees always stay between your clinic and the patient.
Apply in three steps
It takes about five minutes. When you submit, you’ll see our direct WhatsApp and email so you can keep the conversation going. We reply within two business days.
Step 1 of 3 · Your practice
Frequently asked questions
Can we quote before the evaluation?
Yes, as a range per technique, with a clear note that the final plan depends on the in-person evaluation.
How much does it cost to join?
Nothing during our launch period. If we send you a case, you pay nothing for it. Later on, partnership will become a paid marketing service; you’ll see the terms in writing and decide whether to continue before any charge.
Do you guarantee a number of patients?
No. We send cases when they come in and fit your specialty and location. Be wary of anyone who promises volume.
Who collects payment from the patient?
You do. Your clinic evaluates the patient, sets the price and collects payment directly. We’re never involved in the medical payment.
Want more detail first? See our provider page.
This article is for healthcare providers. LASIK International does not provide medical care or medical advice. Applying does not guarantee patient referrals or create an automatic partnership.