Darbuzov Ruslan Nurlybekovich
Laser correction, eyelids, tear duct irrigation and probing
He filmed the reel above showing the first seconds without glasses.
list price 300,000 ₸ special price 250,000 ₸ per eye
−12.0…+4.0 D · astigmatism up to ±3.0 · age 18–45
Femto-LASIK in Astana: laser vision correction
Takes minus up to −12 and plus up to +4 — where SMILE already stops.
list price 300,000 ₸ special price 250,000 ₸ per eye
It starts with diagnostics — 22,000 ₸ per visit
- 5.0 on Yandex Maps
- two lasers in one visit
- back to work the next day
VisuMaxfirst laser: the flap
1 of 3 · Flap · VisuMax
What happens. The femtosecond laser creates a flap with pulses along a set line. There is no blade in this method
What you feel. Cool liquid on the eye and the doctor’s touch — but not on the eye itself
2 of 3 · Microns · MEL 90
What happens. The second laser removes microns from the exposed layer and reshapes the cornea — to match your minus or plus
What you feel. A bright light you’re simply not used to. You can’t blink: a lid speculum holds the eyelid open
3 of 3 · Back in place
What happens. The flap is laid back in place — in the same visit, nothing postponed
What you feel. On the day — haze, a gritty feeling and tears. By the next day you see clearly
5.0 on Yandex Maps · 176 ratings
−12.0 D the highest minus Femto-LASIK takes
+4.0 D plus: SMILE doesn’t treat plus at all
2 Zeiss lasers in one visit
4 surgeons, one price for all
1 day and you’re back at work: the very next day
Laser days at the clinic
Laser day at RB CLINIC: glasses in the morning, at work the next day
This is what a laser day looks like from the inside: the operating room, two lasers and people who came in wearing glasses. That morning they were as nervous as you are now, and by the next day they saw clearly. Drag the strip or tap a photo: there isn’t a single stock shot here.
Right after
Don’t ask us — ask those already free of glasses
Story1:25
A women’s league hockey player needs sharp vision on the ice. Dr. Darbuzov did her laser correction
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Afraid of the laser? The surgeon shows how correction works, right at the machine
@dr.bigeldiyev“I woke up, went straight to the window and I see everything clearly, without glasses, without lenses”
A Kazakhstan national team hockey player, patient of Dr Darbuzov
What you’ll learn from the video
- How she realised her eyesight was getting worse
- What she saw on the first morning after correction
- How the doctor helped her decide
Darbuzov Ruslan NurlybekovichEyelids and laser correction
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I want to say a huge thank you to Dr. Sagat Serikovich for my vision correction. From the very first visit you feel real professionalism, confidence and calm — it really helped me cope with my nerves before the procedure. Everything was explained in detail, without rushing, and at every stage I understood what was happening. The correction itself was quick and comfortable, and the result exceeded all my expectations — my vision became sharp, as if a new world had opened up. Thank you for the attentive care, the support and an excellent result.
5.0 on Yandex Maps★★★★★176 ratings · 79 reviewsThe review above is quoted from there word for word. Read the rest yourself
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Patient stories after laser correction
Story0:54
Minus 7 for twelve years: nervous before surgery — and delighted right after. “I worried for nothing”
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Result1:22
“It’s like you’re not doing anything”: a patient under the ReLEx SMILE laser — and ten seconds to go
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Story3:30
Bulbul Kartanbay, the first Kazakhstani woman in the women’s NHL, — ReLEx SMILE with Dr. Darbuzov
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Result0:42
Minus 8.5 and minus 9: someone once told her “no”. ReLEx SMILE with Dr. Bigeldiyev
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Result0:57
Minus 2.5 and twenty years in glasses — her vision appeared right there on the table
@dr.bigeldiyevThe main fear — honestly
Is the flap dangerous?
The word “flap” sounds scary until you know what it means. It is a thin top layer of the cornea that is lifted during surgery so the second laser can reach the right layer, and then laid straight back in place. Here is what really happens to it.
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The flap is cut by a laser, not a blade
Femto- means femtosecond: VisuMax creates the flap with pulses along a set line. There is no mechanical microkeratome blade in this method — think laser cutting instead of scissors.
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The second laser works while the flap is open
MEL 90 removes microns from the exposed layer and reshapes the cornea to your minus or plus — all in one visit. The flap is folded back like a page of a book and laid back in place.
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You’re not left to deal with this alone
Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free. If anything feels odd, you don’t guess at home — you come back to the surgeon.
You’re comparing it with the wrong thing
The LASIK you heard about ten years ago was done with a mechanical blade. Here the flap is made by a femtosecond laser, and the microns are removed by a second laser. It’s a different operation.
We don’t promise there are never complications: no one can promise that. We tell you what we do, what we do it with and what happens afterwards.
The surgeon answers
Femto-LASIK and laser correction on video: the surgeon answers
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The VisuMax femtosecond laser at RB CLINIC: Dr. Bigeldiyev shows the machine
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The femtolaser’s single-use sterile interface: Dr. Bigeldiyev shows what touches the eye
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What happens in the operating room, step by step: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains ReLEx SMILE before you lie down under the laser
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Dr. Bigeldiyev shows how PRK went and what the patient feels — so everything at the clinic feels familiar
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A day in the operating room1:18
A laser surgery day: eight PRK procedures — and what will happen to you in the operating room
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Same-day surgery: tests in the morning, laser by midday, new vision by evening
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PRK on Friday — back to work on Monday: why the protective lens is needed and when it comes off
@dr.bigeldiyev“You get your tests done, by lunchtime we do the laser, and by evening your eyes will show you what they can do”
What you’ll learn from the video
- How to fit laser correction into one day
- What you’ll feel in the first two hours
- Why everything starts with diagnostics
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
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Why this patient got Femto-LASIK: corneal thickness and a safety margin for the future
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PRK from the inside: Dr. Bigeldiyev talks with the patient right during surgery
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A young woman lost vision because of contact lenses: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains why showering and swimming in lenses is risky
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One eye for distance, the other a touch closer: how correction is planned so reading stays comfortable after 45
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ReLEx SMILE, SmartSight or CLEAR: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains the difference
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Who PRK suits: minus up to 5, astigmatism up to 3 — and why young patients choose it
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Why her PRK cost so little — Dr. Bigeldiyev’s answer, with a touch of humour
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PRK: the advantages of this method for mild short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism
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Who performs Femto-LASIK at RB CLINIC
The special price is the same with all four surgeons — 250,000 ₸ per eye. The RB SMILE list price of 10.05.2026 is 300,000 ₸ per eye. No need to hunt for “the cheapest one”: choose the surgeon you feel calmest with.
Galiyev Yerzhan Serikkanovich
Cataract, glaucoma, laser correction
Besides laser correction he operates on cataract and glaucoma: he looks at your eye beyond just the minus.
PhD
list price 300,000 ₸ special price 250,000 ₸ per eye
Zhukeyev Sagat Serikovich
All three correction methods and keratoconus
He performs SMILE, Femto-LASIK and PRK: he’ll tell you which of the three suits your eye. The Yandex review above is about him.
list price 300,000 ₸ special price 250,000 ₸ per eye
Dyusenbayeva Zhanerke Allabergenovna
Laser correction, appointments, glasses fitting
She sees patients and fits glasses: if it’s too early for correction, your glasses are fitted right here.
list price 300,000 ₸ special price 250,000 ₸ per eye
Clinic founder
Bigeldiyev Rishat Kalilullaevich
Academician, founder of RB CLINIC
The four surgeons above work in his team. He performs ReLEx SMILE himself — you can book with him separately.
over 35,000 surgeries
Check your prescription
Does Femto-LASIK take your prescription
Grab your glasses prescription or contact lens box. Set your minus or plus on the scale: a method’s bar stays lit as long as it takes your eye. Slide to −11 or +3.5 — and see where the others stop while Femto-LASIK keeps going.
−11.0 Dyour minus
Astigmatism
Age
Eyes
Femto-LASIK can treat your eye
list price 600,000 ₸ special price 500,000 ₸ for both eyes · 250,000 ₸ per eye
The ranges are quoted directly from the surgeon. The surgeon names the exact method from your Pentacam scan: it’s decided by the thickness and shape of the cornea, not by the minus alone.
Price
How much Femto-LASIK costs in Astana
One price per eye — both lasers included. No “packages” to choose and no cheaper surgeon to hunt for: the special price is 250,000 ₸ per eye with all four surgeons. The RB SMILE list price of 10.05.2026 is 300,000 ₸ per eye, but we book you at the special price.
Femto-LASIK laser correction
VisuMax makes the flap, MEL 90 removes the microns — in one visit
list price 300,000 ₸ special price 250,000 ₸ per eye
What you get for this price
- Surgery with both lasers in one visit. Flap, microns and flap back in place — nothing moved to another day.
- Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free. You pay once — and don’t count every visit to the surgeon.
- Any of the four surgeons. Your choice doesn’t change the price.
Pre-correction diagnostics are paid separately: 22,000 ₸ per visit, a repeat visit — 12,000 ₸ per visit. Everything starts there: from the corneal scan the surgeon decides which method is yours.
What pre-correction diagnostics includeAt the special price ReLEx SMILE is 350,000 ₸ per eye, Femto-LASIK — 250,000 ₸ per eye. It isn’t “the same thing, only cheaper”: the methods have different ranges and different recovery.
Kaspi Red
Kaspi instalments with no overpayment for 12 months, for any surgery; up to 24 months with Kaspi Juma. Halyk — 12 or 24 months, for cataract and laser vision correction only: the sales team will confirm Halyk’s termsSurgery day
How surgery day and the first 24 hours go
One operation, one visit, and back to work the next day. No general anaesthesia: you’re awake, you hear the surgeon and know what’s happening at every step. The hardest part isn’t the surgery itself — it’s making up your mind.
Walk through the clinic — 8 rooms in a minuteStarting with the laser room
- Before surgery
Diagnostics
The Pentacam corneal scan shows the thickness and shape of the cornea. From it the surgeon tells you whether Femto-LASIK can treat your eye or another method suits you better.
- Surgery
Two lasers in one visit
VisuMax makes the flap, MEL 90 removes the microns, the flap goes back in place. All in one operating room, in the same visit.
- The next day
Back to work
By the next day you see clearly and go back to work. Follow-up checks for three months are free.
On the dayhaze, a gritty feeling and tears. That’s normal: the eye has just been operated on
By the next dayyou see clearly and go to work without glasses
What you’ll feel during the surgery itself
We ask about this separately, because this is exactly what people fear. Here is the surgeon’s honest answer: you’ll feel cool liquid on the eye and the doctor’s touch, but not on the eye itself. The bright light will feel uncomfortable: you’re simply not used to it.
What if I blink or flinch?
You can’t. A lid speculum holds the eyelid open: you physically can’t close the eye, even if you want to. That is the answer to the biggest fear. Two people are beside you the whole time, the surgeon and the theatre nurse; you’re awake and hear every word.
Does laser vision correction hurt?
Not during the operation: drops numb the eye, and you don’t feel the laser itself. What you do feel: cool liquid on the eye, the doctor’s touch near the eye and a bright light you’re simply not used to.
Honestly, before you book
When Femto-LASIK isn’t suitable
Better to know now than after the trip to the clinic. Femto-LASIK has the widest range of the three methods, but it has limits too. If your eye is beyond them, it’s not a dead end: there is almost always a neighbouring method.
Femto-LASIK — yes
- myopia up to −12.0 D — including where ReLEx SMILE no longer works (beyond −10.0);
- hyperopia up to +4.0 D;
- astigmatism up to ±3.0;
- age 18 to 45, exceptions — at the doctor’s discretion;
- a cornea thick enough for a flap — Pentacam will show this.
Femto-LASIK — no
- keratoconus;
- a cornea too thin for a large minus — then PRK — when the cornea is on the thin side: special price until 31 October, 100,000 ₸ per eye is considered;
- progressive myopia: it has to be stopped first — what’s done for myopia;
- diabetes;
- acute eye inflammation.
Postpone, not refuse: with marked dry eye, until inflammation is treated, and after systemic retinoids — wait 6 months.
ReLEx SMILE — no flap, special price 350,000 ₸ per eyeminus up to −10.0 and astigmatism up to ±5.0
PRK — when the cornea is on the thin side: special price until 31 October, 100,000 ₸ per eyefrom +3.0 to −6.0 D, astigmatism up to ±3.0
First step
Start with diagnostics
The surgeon scans your cornea on Pentacam, checks your vision and tells you straight: whether Femto-LASIK can treat you or your method is a different one. The decision is yours — with the numbers in hand.
- Visual acuity and refraction
- Pentacam corneal scan
- Corneal thickness and shape
- A talk with the surgeon
If Femto-LASIK isn’t right for you, we’ll say so.
What pre-correction diagnostics includeIf you want the details
How Femto-LASIK works
This section is for those who like to understand what will be done to them. In short: Femto-LASIK reshapes the cornea, the clear “window” of the eye, so light focuses precisely on the retina again. Glasses did this from the outside; laser correction does the same inside the cornea, once.
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- The flap is made by a femtosecond laser. VisuMax places pulses along a set line inside the cornea — creating a thin flap that stays attached by a hinge.
- The microns are removed by a second laser. The MEL 90 excimer laser works on the exposed layer: it removes exactly as much as your minus, plus and astigmatism require.
- The flap goes back in place in the same visit. It lies back down like a page of a book and protects the treated layer.
That’s why Femto-LASIK has the widest range of the three methods: two lasers work as a pair, and the second one has access to the whole layer it needs. ReLEx SMILE has no flap, but it doesn’t correct plus either. PRK does without a flap in a different way — it removes the top layer, so recovery takes longer. Which method to choose depends not on the minus itself but on the thickness and shape of your cornea.
Femto-LASIK in plain words: two lasers in one visit
- Femto-LASIK
- laser vision correction with two lasers: the femtosecond laser makes the flap, the excimer laser removes microns. Femto-LASIK is pronounced “femto-LASIK”; people also search for “femtolasik” — it’s the same operation.
- Cornea
- the clear front layer of the eye, like the glass on a watch. Laser correction changes its shape.
- Flap
- a thin top layer of the cornea that is lifted during surgery and laid back in place in the same visit.
- Femtosecond laser
- a laser with ultra-short pulses. Ours is the Carl Zeiss VisuMax: it makes the flap instead of a blade.
- Excimer laser
- a laser that removes microns of the cornea and changes its shape. Ours is the ZEISS MEL 90, which works in tandem with VisuMax.
- Dioptre, D
- the unit in your prescription. Minus means myopia, plus means hyperopia. Femto-LASIK treats from −12.0 to +4.0 D.
- Myopia
- distance vision is blurry, a minus in the prescription. More about myopia.
- Hyperopia
- close-up vision is difficult, a plus in the prescription. Femto-LASIK treats it up to +4.0 D, while ReLEx SMILE doesn’t correct plus.
- Astigmatism
- the cornea is unevenly curved, so the picture blurs or doubles. Femto-LASIK treats it up to ±3.0. More about astigmatism.
- Pentacam
- a device that scans the cornea and measures its thickness and shape. The surgeon chooses the method from this scan.
Questions
Questions about Femto-LASIK laser correction
How much does Femto-LASIK cost in Astana?
The clinic books at the special price: 250,000 ₸ per eye, 500,000 ₸ for both eyes. The list price is 300,000 ₸ per eye and 600,000 ₸ for both eyes. The special price is the same with all four surgeons and covers the work of both lasers. Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free. Pre-correction diagnostics are paid separately — 22,000 ₸ per visit.
How is “femtolasik” different from regular LASIK?
In how the flap is made. In classic LASIK it was cut with a mechanical blade — a microkeratome. In Femto-LASIK the flap is created by the VisuMax femtosecond laser with pulses along a set line, and the microns are removed by a second laser, the MEL 90 excimer. There is no blade in this method.
Does Femto-LASIK hurt?
Not during the operation: drops numb the eye, and you don’t feel the laser itself. What you do feel: cool liquid on the eye, the doctor’s touch near the eye and a bright light you’re simply not used to. No general anaesthesia — you’re awake.
When will I see well after Femto-LASIK?
On the day — haze, a gritty feeling and tears, which is normal. By the next day you see clearly and can go back to work.
Who is Femto-LASIK for?
People with myopia up to −12.0 D or hyperopia up to +4.0 D and astigmatism up to ±3.0, aged 18 to 45 (exceptions — at the doctor’s discretion). The surgeon makes the final call from the Pentacam corneal scan at diagnostics: corneal thickness and shape matter.
How is Femto-LASIK different from ReLEx SMILE?
ReLEx SMILE has no flap; it treats minus from −0.5 to −10.0 D and astigmatism up to ±5.0, and its special price is 350,000 ₸ per eye. Femto-LASIK covers more: minus up to −12.0 and plus up to +4.0 D, and its special price is 250,000 ₸ per eye. These are different operations, not “expensive and cheap”: the surgeon will tell you which is yours from the corneal scan.
What happens after surgery — will I be left on my own?
No. Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free: if anything feels odd, you come back to the surgeon instead of guessing at home. How long the restrictions last — when you can rub your eyes, swim or use a sauna — the surgeon will tell you for your case.