Roughly like this. Diagnostics will show the exact picture and the path. Glasses and contact lenses correct the picture at any power — while you wear them.
For international patients
Coming from abroad?
Patients from other countries come to Astana for laser vision correction at RB CLINIC. Send your records on WhatsApp — we reply in English and arrange an online consultation with a surgeon.
from 200,000 ₸for both eyes≈ $440
In the UK, laser vision correction costs £1,500–3,000 per eye. bluefinvision.com
UK≈ $4,020–8,050
Astanafrom ≈ $440
Compared for both eyes
US dollars at the National Bank of Kazakhstan rate on 04.11.2026: 453.26 ₸ per $1
Yes, astigmatism can be removed — but every eye has its own path, and not everyone needs surgery. Astigmatism is treated along one of four paths: glasses correct the picture, the laser reshapes the cornea, a toric lens corrects astigmatism together with cataract, and cross-linking stops keratoconus. Here’s what fits and what it costs — at the clinic’s prices.
Path 1 · at any power
Glasses or contact lenses
The picture is sharp straight away, no surgery. But it’s correction, not treatment: take the glasses off and the letters double again. If glasses suit you, that’s a perfectly good choice, and we’ll say so.
The laser evens out the cornea — and astigmatism is corrected in the eye itself, along with minus or plus. With minus, all three methods treat up to ±3.0, and up to ±5.0 only ReLEx SMILE. With plus — up to ±3.0, without SMILE.
One operation removes both the clouded lens and the astigmatism: instead of a standard lens, a toric one is implanted and rotated to the axis of your astigmatism.
If you have to change your glasses every year and the astigmatism keeps growing, the cause may be keratoconus. The laser won’t help here: first the cornea is strengthened so the cone stops growing.
Is your child under 18? The laser is done from adulthood; until then astigmatism is corrected with glasses and monitored. Astigmatism in children
The main fear — “they don’t do laser with astigmatism”
Laser correction of astigmatism: which method can treat yours
Laser correction is done with astigmatism — the only question is which method. Each has its own limit, and with plus it’s stricter: ReLEx SMILE doesn’t correct plus. Find the power from your prescription on the scale: the bars that reach it are yours.
It’s not decided by the astigmatism power alone. The methods have different limits for minus and plus, and corneal thickness matters too. The surgeon sees all of this on the Pentacam scan: after diagnostics you know which method can treat your eye — or that it’s better to wait.
Astigmatism treatment at RB CLINIC: glasses in the morning, none by afternoon
Three rows — three steps of the same path that awaits you. At the top — where astigmatism is measured to a tenth. In the middle — laser days: 80 minutes from door to discharge. At the bottom — people whose toric lens removed both cataract and astigmatism.
Back to work the next day
12 photos from the clinic · drag the strip or tap a photo
I had laser correction using the FEMTO-LASIC method with Dr. Darbuzov R. N. Everything went well: within a few hours my eyes stopped watering and the pain was gone, and my vision improved just as they said — one eye 80%, the other 90%, because I’ve had astigmatism since childhood, what they also call a lazy eye. Finally I don’t need contact lenses or glasses!
People left these reviews themselves, on Yandex and Google Maps — where we can’t delete or change a single word. Newest first, quoted as written.
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Amina Zh.★★★★★4 November 2026
Делала лазерную коррекцию ReLEx SMILE у Руслана Нурлыбековича. Очень рада, что выбрала именно этого врача! Перед операцией всё тщательно проверил, объяснил, как будет проходить процедура. Сейчас зрение намного лучше, даже непривычно видеть всё без очков. Руслан Нурлыбекович, спасибо вам огромное за вашу работу!😍😍 …
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Darya★★★★★3 November 2026
Хочу выразить огромную благодарность врачу Дарбузову Р. Н. за проведённую лазерную коррекцию зрения методом ФРК! ❤️
Долго шла к этому решению, и очень рада, что доверила своё зрение именно этому специалисту. Спасибо за профессионализм, внимательное отношение и уверенность, которую вы даёте пациентам. Восстановление требует времени и терпения, но результат того стоит.
Отдельное спасибо за ваш труд, ответственность и возможность смотреть на мир другими глазами в прямом смысле этого слова! 🥹
Однозначно рекомендую врача Дарбузова Р. Н. всем, кто задумывается о лазерной коррекции зрения!
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7QS I.★★★★★3 November 2026
Была на приёме у доктора Камзиной, а затем решилась на лазерную коррекцию зрения методом ФРК. Всё прошло хорошо! Доктор подробно объяснила каждый этап, поддерживала и отвечала на все вопросы. Сейчас зрение значительно улучшилось, очень рада, что доверилась именно этому специалисту! Большое спасибо за профессионализм и заботу!
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Adi Z.★★★★★2 November 2026
Сделала операцию ФРК у Жанерке Аллабергеновны. Восстановление прошло довольно быстро, зрение заметно улучшилось. Очень довольна результатом! Спасибо вам, Жанерке Аллабергеновна, за вашу работу, внимательное отношение. Желаю вам крепкого здоровья и дальнейших успехов!
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Ulaim A.★★★★★2 November 2026
Хочу поблагодарить доктора Камзину за внимательное отношение и профессионализм! Делала лазерную коррекцию зрения методом ФРК. Операция прошла успешно, доктор всегда была на связи, подробно объясняла все рекомендации. Очень рада, что решилась на эту процедуру. Спасибо за возможность видеть мир по-новому! ❤️
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Baur M.★★★★★30 October 2026
Коррекция зрения Релакс Смайл - результатом доволен!
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Polzovatel G.★★★★★2026
I sincerely thank ophthalmologist Ruslan Nurlybekovich for his high professionalism, attentive care and the successful operations, Femto LASIK and blepharoplasty😍. Thanks to your skill and care, everything went calmly and confidently. Thank you for the chance to see the world more clearly and to feel better🙏.
I also want to thank the whole clinic team for the warm welcome, kindness, support and comfortable atmosphere. My special, deepest thanks go to Gulime Serikovna❤️🤗🙏. From the very first minutes I felt her attention, care and a genuine wish to help patients. I wish you good health, well-being and continued success in your noble work🙌!
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Zhanar K.★★★★★2026
Хочу выразить огромную благодарность клинике RB и доктору Дабрузову Руслану Нурлыбековичу за проведённую операцию по коррекции зрения методом ReLEx SMILE. Очень долго сомневалась и переживала, но с первой консультации почувствовала спокойствие и уверенность. Доктор всё подробно объяснил, ответил на все вопросы, был внимателен и тактичен. Сама операция прошла быстро и комфортно. видеть мир чётко без очков это невероятное ощущение! Отдельно хочу отметить профессионализм, аккуратность и человеческое отношение. Чувствуется большой опыт и искреннее желание помочь пациенту. Спасибо за новый взгляд на жизнь! Рекомендую доктора Дарбузову Руслана Нурлыбековича всем, кто задумывается о лазерной коррекции зрения.
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Deri T.★★★★★2026
… Сначала мне провели лазерную коагуляцию (зашили разрыв и отслоение сетчатки). Отдельная благодарность хирургу Саяту Араловичу за эмоциональную поддержку, юмор и высокий уровень работы! Спустя месяц после этого мне сделали долгожданную коррекцию зрения методом Relex smile …
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Aruzhan Sh.★★★★★2026
Мне сделали лазерную коррекция зрения ПО Релекс Смайл RB CLINIC.Cпасибо Жукееву Санат Сериковичу …
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Dzhamilya Sh.★★★★★2026
Хочу выразитт благодарность Бигельдиеву Р К и всю его команду, RB Clinic. Сделали моим детям лазерную коррекция зрения Релекс Смайл …
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Marina S.★★★★★2026
… Делала лазерную коррекцию зрения по методике Femto LASIK и с самого начала ощущала уверенность и поддержку. На консультации подробно объяснили все этапы процедуры, рассказали о возможных рисках и показали, как будет проходить восстановление 🙏 …
Laser, lens and cornea under one roof — so nobody sells you “their” method. A surgeon who does both laser and lens surgery will tell you honestly what’s best for your eye. Choose the one you feel calmest trusting with your eyes: the laser price is the same with all of them.
Laser correction — the same price with all four surgeons: from 200,000 ₸ for both eyes.
Zhukeyev Sagat Serikovich
All three methods and keratoconus
Performs PRK, Femto-LASIK and ReLEx SMILE, plus cross-linking for keratoconus: at the clinic only he does it. If your astigmatism is growing, see him first.
in ophthalmology since 2019
laser from 200,000 ₸ for both eyes · cross-linking 325,000 ₸ per eye
Laser correction, eyelids, tear duct irrigation and probing
The review above, “I’ve had astigmatism since childhood — finally no need for lenses or glasses”, is about his operation. “He explained everything calmly and answered my questions,” — Anastasia Tolbatova, Yandex Maps, August 2026.
Does both laser and toric lenses — so he’ll tell you honestly what’s best for your eye. MSc in Ophthalmology from University College London (2020), Bolashak scholar.
PhD degree
laser from 200,000 ₸ for both eyes · toric lens from 700,000 ₸ per eye, lens included
He has the most affordable toric lens at the clinic. Lens and retina in one pair of hands: if the retina needs help at the check-up, he operates himself.
He has over 35,000 operations behind him, including toric lenses in the most complex eyes, like in the minus-20 reel above. Every surgeon at the clinic works under his guidance.
Toric lens: cataract and astigmatism — in one operation
If the lens is being replaced anyway, astigmatism can be removed in the same move. Instead of a standard artificial lens, a toric one is implanted — and astigmatism is corrected inside the eye, not by glasses. As if the glasses were built into the eye itself.
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The lens is calculated for your eye
At diagnostics with lens calculation the cornea and the length of the eye are measured: the power and axis of astigmatism go into the calculation. Diagnostics — 20,000 ₸ per visit.
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The surgeon rotates it to your axis
The edge of a toric lens has marks. The surgeon aligns them exactly with the axis of your astigmatism — that “ax” number on your prescription.
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Home the same day
The operation is outpatient, no overnight stay. The artificial lens doesn’t cloud over, and the astigmatism stays corrected — no astigmatic glasses needed.
from 600,000 ₸per eye, lens included
The toric lens with Dr. Zhanysbayev. With Dr. Galiyev — from 700,000 ₸ per eye. If you want to see both far and near without glasses, there are trifocal toric lenses — they’re on the lens replacement page.
In adults astigmatism usually stays put for years. If it’s growing, that’s a reason to check the cornea, not to change glasses. With keratoconus the cornea thins and bulges into a cone, and the astigmatism becomes irregular. Laser correction isn’t done with keratoconus — the cornea is strengthened first.
Be alert if
You have to change glasses almost every year, and the astigmatism power on your prescription keeps growing
The axis on your prescription “wanders” from one check to the next
Even with new glasses the picture doubles and never gets sharp
Another doctor has already used the word “keratoconus” or “thin cornea”
What we do
Keratoconus shows up on the Pentacam scan — a map of corneal thickness and shape. If it’s there, Dr. Zhukeyev performs cross-linking on the CF X-LINKER: the cornea is strengthened so the cone stops growing.
325,000 ₸per eye · 500,000 ₸ for both eyes
Diagnostics for keratoconus — 20,000 ₸ per visit, with Pentacam
Laser correction is priced for both eyes; everything else is per eye unless stated otherwise. The total depends on the path: glasses, laser, toric lens or cross-linking. Diagnostics will tell you which path is yours — that’s where everything starts.
Laser correction of astigmatism
One price with all four surgeons, given for both eyes
PRK · up to ±3.0200,000 ₸ for both eyes
Femto-LASIK · up to ±3.0from 500,000 ₸ for both eyes
ReLEx SMILE · up to ±5.0from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes
Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free
A toric lens during lens replacement
Cataract and astigmatism in one operation
Dr. Zhanysbayevfrom 600,000 ₸per eye, lens included
Dr. Galiyevfrom 700,000 ₸per eye, lens included
Diagnostics with lens calculation20,000 ₸per visit
Cross-linking for keratoconus
Performed by Dr. Zhukeyev, CF X-LINKER
One eye325,000 ₸per eye
Both eyes500,000 ₸for both eyes
Diagnostics and glasses
Where every path starts
Before laser and for keratoconus, with Pentacam20,000 ₸per visit
Kaspi RedKaspi 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 terms
The difference in laser price buys you days and range, not quality of vision. ReLEx SMILE costs more because it treats astigmatism up to ±5.0 and you’re back at work the next day; PRK costs less, but the first 2–3 days are uncomfortable.
First step
Start with diagnostics
About two hours, and you leave with an answer: what kind of astigmatism you have, where it comes from and which path suits you. Keratoconus and corneal thickness show up only on the Pentacam topographer, so nobody rushes here.
Refractometry: astigmatism power and axis
Visual acuity and eye pressure
Corneal topography on Pentacam
Slit-lamp examination
Dilated fundus exam
A talk with the surgeon
before laser surgery and for keratoconus 20,000 ₸ per visitwith lens calculation 20,000 ₸ per visit
Astigmatism isn’t a disease but a shape of the cornea. Normally the cornea is round like a football and focuses light into a single point. With astigmatism it’s stretched like a rugby ball: light bends more in one direction than the other, and the point on the retina smears into a line.
On a round cornea the rings are round; with astigmatism they’re oval
Treatment is chosen by the cause. Astigmatism can be congenital — then it often runs in families and stays with a person from childhood. It can also be acquired: after an injury or eye surgery, and with keratoconus, when the cornea changes shape and astigmatism grows.
Astigmatism usually comes together with myopia or hyperopia. That’s why a prescription for astigmatism has two power numbers: sphere is the minus or plus, cylinder is the astigmatism itself. The third number is the axis: the angle at which the cornea is stretched.
How astigmatism differs from myopia. With myopia, distance is blurry but near is fine. With astigmatism the picture is distorted at any distance: letters don’t just blur, they stretch to one side, like in a funhouse mirror. Squinting, which helps a little with minus, barely works here.
How people see with astigmatism: four signs
Letters double and stretchText looks as if written with a shaky hand, and letters get a shadow. Most noticeable on small print and towards evening.
Street lights turn into raysAt night headlights and street lamps look like stars and streaks, not points. Driving in the dark, this is the most tiring part.
Straight lines look crookedA doorway or table edge may look tilted, a round clock oval.
Eyes get tired, headachesAll day long the eye adjusts to a distorted picture. By evening — heaviness, a headache and the urge to take your glasses off.
The clear window in front of the pupil. This is what the laser reshapes.
Toric lens
An artificial lens that corrects astigmatism. Implanted instead of the clouded natural lens in cataract surgery.
Keratoconus
The cornea thins and bulges into a cone, and astigmatism grows. Keratoconus treatment.
Questions
Questions about astigmatism treatment
Can astigmatism be cured?
Yes. Astigmatism can be removed for good with surgery: in adults under 45 — with laser correction, after 45 and with cataract — with a toric lens during lens replacement. Glasses and contact lenses don’t cure astigmatism, but they correct the picture while you wear them. The surgeon will tell you which treatment suits your eye after diagnostics.
How much does astigmatism treatment cost in Astana?
Laser correction of astigmatism at RB CLINIC is priced for both eyes: PRK — 200,000 ₸, Femto-LASIK — from 500,000 ₸, ReLEx SMILE — from 700,000 ₸. A toric lens during lens replacement — from 600,000 ₸ per eye, lens included. Cross-linking for keratoconus — 325,000 ₸ per eye. Diagnostics before laser — 20,000 ₸ per visit.
Up to what astigmatism is laser correction done?
PRK and Femto-LASIK treat astigmatism up to ±3.0 dioptres, ReLEx SMILE up to ±5.0, but only with minus: SMILE doesn’t correct plus. If the astigmatism is stronger (with plus — over ±3.0), the laser can’t treat it — we’ll show you the options at diagnostics. The minus or plus and corneal thickness matter too: all of this shows on the Pentacam scan. More on the laser correction page.
Can astigmatism be cured without surgery?
No: the shape of the cornea doesn’t change with drops or exercises. Without surgery astigmatism is corrected with astigmatic glasses or contact lenses — convenient and safe, but it only works while you wear them. Glasses fitting at the clinic — 10,000 ₸ per fitting.
What’s best for astigmatism: PRK, Femto-LASIK or ReLEx SMILE?
The quality of vision is the same with all three methods; they differ in astigmatism limit, recovery days and price. Up to ±3.0 all three work: PRK costs less but the first 2–3 days are uncomfortable; after Femto-LASIK and ReLEx SMILE you’re back at work the next day. From ±3.0 to ±5.0 with minus only ReLEx SMILE remains; with plus SMILE isn’t suitable.
I’m over 45 and have cataract. What do I do about astigmatism?
It’s usually solved with one operation: during lens replacement a toric lens is implanted, and it corrects the astigmatism. The lens is calculated at diagnostics — 20,000 ₸ per visit. The operation is outpatient, home the same day. More on the lens replacement page.
How do I know if my astigmatism is keratoconus?
Be alert if astigmatism grows from one check to the next, the axis shifts and new glasses don’t give a sharp picture. Only a Pentacam corneal scan shows it for certain. Laser correction isn’t done with keratoconus — first comes cross-linking, 325,000 ₸ per eye.
RB CLINIC — eye microsurgery and aesthetic medicine. Astana, 12 Orynbor St. Mon–Sat, 9:00 to 19:00.