We’ll show who treats it and what it costs.
12 Orynbor St. Look for the blue façade with the eye sign.
70,000+ operations at the clinic · Astana
Operated on by eye microsurgeons — lens included, home the same day
How do you want to see after surgery? Choose — the lens turns and you’ll see your price.
First step — diagnostics with lens calculation: 40,000 ₸ per visit
monofocal lensAcrySof SAfrom 350,000 ₸ per eye, surgery with the lens
Cataract surgery at RB CLINIC (Astana, 12 Orynbor St.) costs from 350,000 ₸ per eye, lens included. Three surgeons operate: Rishat Bigeldiyev, Yerzhan Galiev and Almat Zhanysbaev. You go home the same day. Six months of follow-up after surgery are included in the price. Pre-operative diagnostics with lens calculation cost 40,000 ₸ per visit.
See for yourself
Cataract doesn’t hurt — it hides the world behind cloudy glass. Drag the slider: on the left is our façade as an eye with a clouded lens sees it, on the right — after replacement. Tap the signs below: if you recognise yourself, it’s time for diagnostics.
The picture shows the principle, not your result: that depends on your eye, and the surgeon will tell you exactly at diagnostics. Another common sign — you have to change glasses more and more often, and they don’t help any more.
Or you recognised yourself in the signs above: haze, halos, dull colours. This page covers cataract surgery in full: the surgeons, how the day goes, and the price with the lens — from 350,000 ₸ per eye.
Cataract surgery priceStart with diagnostics: the surgeon will examine the eye and tell you plainly whether it is cataract and whether it’s time for surgery. 40,000 ₸ per visit, lens calculation included.
Book diagnosticsA clear lens can also be replaced with an implant that brings back near vision. It’s a different goal with a different choice of lens, so it has its own page.
Lens replacement after 45 to get rid of glassesMost likely the lens doesn’t need to be touched: laser will correct your vision in a single visit.
Laser vision correction“Men Koremin”: Dr. Bigeldiyev spotted a security guard’s cataract in passing. Now he reads again
@dr.bigeldiyevHis children brought their father in for cataract surgery. He still has the patch on, and the family is already saying thank you
@dr.bigeldiyevCould barely see before surgery. Cataract surgery with Dr. Galiyev — a moving review in Kazakh
@dr.bigeldiyevBoth lenses replaced with multifocal ones — no glasses now. A patient of Dr. Galiyev
@dr_galiyevEvery working day
The photo is taken in the lobby as the group heads home. The patch — on the eye operated on today: by evening it will see better than yesterday, and tomorrow the patch comes off. That morning these same people were just as nervous as you are now.
“I came here with a complicated cataract. I’d put it off for a year, two, three, four.”
“Two places told me after the check-up that I couldn’t put it off any longer. I chose this clinic and I’m really glad I did.”
“The surgery itself was completely painless. I lay there listening to music. It all seemed to go by quickly.”
“A huge thank you to Dr. Bigeldiyev, Dr. Galiyev and all the medical staff. I saw how they prepared me for surgery personally. You give us happiness.”
In his childhood, Galiyev was helped by a neighbour, an apashka. When she was refused instalment financing for her cataract surgery, he performed the operation himself
@dr.bigeldiyevFor fifteen years, a grandfather couldn’t see his wife — Dr. Bigeldiyev gave him back his sight
@dr.bigeldiyev“They told my mother to wait for the cataract to ripen” — Dr. Bigeldiyev explains why there’s no need to wait now
@dr.bigeldiyevEye pressure held back surgery for a long time. Dr. Galiyev did the first eye, the second is coming soon (review in Kazakh)
@dr.bigeldiyevCame from Zhezkazgan with a cataract. Dr. Galiyev operated — “it went easily and well” (in Kazakh)
@dr.bigeldiyevShe dreamed of seeing clearly — Dr. Galiyev replaced the lenses in both eyes at once (review in Kazakh)
@dr.bigeldiyevCataract reviews
People left these reviews themselves, on Yandex Maps — there we can’t remove or edit a single word. We quote them in full, as written: first about cataract, then about the clinic in general.
A very good clinic. I
had a cataract and had the surgery there. I liked the humane attitude to every patient. May the clinic prosper.
We had my wife operated on. Now she sees better than ever in her life. I recommend it.
They replaced her lenses with imported ones. I can’t send a photo of her eyes, I just admire them myself.
This is one of the best clinics in Kazakhstan’s capital. They give many people back their sight and their looks. Of course it isn’t free, but what wouldn’t you do for yourself. The staff here are good. Attentive doctors and modern equipment. Most importantly, they explain everything very well, which matters for older patients.
Only positive impressions! Very attentive and competent specialists. I’ve already had two surgeries and I’m still being followed up. I don’t regret my choice of clinic and surgeon!
RB Clinic is an ultra-modern medical centre. I especially want to mention the girls at reception, who gave me all the information I needed; the doctors are competent and the eye surgeons highly professional.
Very polite, they greet you and see you off with a smile. And very competent staff. I recommend it. Very well equipped, the latest devices. I had my examination done quickly and thoroughly.
A great team 🥰 A thousand thanks to Dr. Galiyev 🌺
Cataracts most often affect our parents
Medet Zhanatuly, who has over 2M followers, brought his mum to us. He gave her an iPhone, saw that her eyesight was failing her — and gave her the second gift at RB CLINIC.
Medet gave his mum an iPhone and saw that her eyesight was failing her. He gave the second gift at RB CLINIC
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Medet Zhanatuly
over 2M followers on Instagram
A well-known Kazakhstani blogger
Open InstagramDr. Bigeldiyev’s team
Three surgeons operate on cataracts, and one of them is the clinic’s founder, Rishat Bigeldiyev, with 35,000+ operations behind him. The other surgeons work under his leadership; each holds the “Altyn Dariger” medal and has their own price list. Tap “Choose” and the price of your lens appears next to the surgeon’s photo.
Prices by the faces are for a monofocal lens, as selected on the first screen. You can change the type there or in the “Price” section.
Ophthalmic surgeon, founder of RB CLINIC
Cataract, premium lenses and complex eyes: his price list includes scleral lens fixation and iris repair. Alcon awarded him a first-user certificate for the AcrySof IQ Vivity lens.
Zeiss Lucia with this surgeon — from 650,000 ₸ per eye
The team handles the consultation and lens calculation; Dr. Bigeldiyev performs the surgery himself.
Ophthalmic surgeon
Cataract and lens replacement. MSc in Ophthalmology from University College London (2020), Bolashak scholar. Implants any lens — from AcrySof SA to PanOptix and Vivity.
AcrySof SA with this surgeon — from 400,000 ₸ per eye
Head of department, eye surgeon: cataract and retina
Cataract and vitreoretinal surgery in one pair of hands: if the lens has shifted or the retina needs help, he operates himself. He offers the most affordable cataract surgery in the clinic.
AcrySof SA with this surgeon — from 350,000 ₸ per eye
The founder on price: cataract surgery at the clinic — from 350,000 ₸ per eye, Dr. Zhanysbayev’s price with the lens
@dr.bigeldiyev ↗While you wait in the lobby, he’s in theatre: this is Dr. Bigeldiyev’s working day
@dr.bigeldiyev ↗Tap a video — it opens right here, with sound.
Why here
Scroll: the camera moves in to the instrument
Half a dioptre means glassesA half-dioptre error in the calculation means glasses after a surgery done to get rid of them. On surgery day the surgeon double-checks the calculation.
A complex eye is no reason to say noOver 70, high myopia, glaucoma, weak lens ligaments: the price for such an eye is set in the price list in advance. And if the fog of secondary cataract returns months later, laser treatment in the first 3 months with us is 0 ₸.
Equipment
The result of cataract surgery depends on how precisely the power of the artificial lens is calculated. This matters most for premium lenses, which can reduce your dependence on glasses. That is why we use not one device but a set, where each one checks and complements the others.
Alcon
An optical biometer based on swept-source OCT technology. It measures eye length, corneal curvature, anterior chamber depth and lens thickness, even in dense cataracts where conventional devices fail. It also assesses the macula, which matters if you choose a premium lens. The data are processed with modern calculation formulas.
Topcon and Oculus
ALADDIN measures the eye and maps the cornea. Pentacam performs a 3D tomography: both corneal surfaces, corneal thickness and lens density. Comparing the two devices reveals hidden astigmatism and corneal irregularities. This is especially important after laser vision correction (SMILE, PRK, LASIK) and when keratoconus is suspected, where the standard calculation often goes wrong.
Alcon
It transfers diagnostic data into the operating microscope. The surgeon sees a digital overlay on the eye: where to make the incisions and on which axis to place a toric lens. Less reliance on manual marking means the lens sits exactly as calculated, and with astigmatism that directly determines the quality of your vision.
Alcon
One system for both cataract phacoemulsification and vitreous and retinal surgery. Precise control of fluid flow and pressure inside the eye makes the operation stable and gentle. And in a complex case, for example when the vitreous is affected along with the cataract, everything is done on one platform.
The surgeon answers
A diabetes-related haemorrhage: Dr. Zhanysbayev replaced the lens and cleared the blood from the eye — he talks right after surgery
@dr.bigeldiyevCataract surgery: what the patient sees and hears on the table
@dr.bigeldiyevTwo surgeries elsewhere before us, the cornea swollen: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains where he starts in a complex case
@dr.bigeldiyevA grandmother’s brown cataract: a lens that corrects astigmatism at the same time — and what the patient sees right on the table
@dr.bigeldiyevA hole in the iris left by an old technique: Dr. Bigeldiyev shows how cataract surgery is done now
@dr.bigeldiyevRetinal surgery through three punctures thinner than a millimetre: Dr. Zhanysbayev explains what happens inside the eye
@dr.bigeldiyevCataract, ptosis, exophthalmos and strabismus in one eye — all the treatment by Dr. Bigeldiyev
@dr.bigeldiyev“For us it’s a weekday, for the patient it’s a whole story”: a cataract surgery day
@dr.bigeldiyev“For us it’s just an ordinary working day. For the patient — it’s a whole story”
What you’ll learn from the video
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
“I’ve done my job, now it’s up to you”: what not to do after cataract surgery
@dr.bigeldiyev“I’ve done my job, now it’s up to you”
What you’ll learn from the video
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
How the lens is calculated for cataract surgery — with astigmatism, and for both distance and near vision
@dr.bigeldiyevMinus 13.5, and the cornea won’t allow laser: the exam found early cataract — Dr. Bigeldiyev explains what to do
@dr.bigeldiyev“Our equipment lets us calculate the lens with maximum precision, even if you have astigmatism”
What you’ll learn from the video
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
Dr. Bigeldiyev launches the “Men Koremin” programme — free surgery for those who can’t get to a doctor
@dr.bigeldiyev“Not everyone can simply get to a doctor”
What you’ll learn from the video
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
Surgery day
You arrive in the morning and head home by lunchtime. The surgery itself takes just minutes; the rest is preparation and observation. Swipe the clock sideways: every step is a real photo of ours.
Walk through the clinic — 8 rooms in a minuteStarting with the operating room
Check-in at reception. You change into a gown and get drops that widen the pupil.
The surgeon looks at the eye once more and double-checks the lens calculation made at diagnostics.
Local anaesthesia, no general anaesthetic and no stitches. Through a micro-incision the surgeon removes the cloudy lens with ultrasound and puts in a new one.
You rest in the lobby with a patch on your eye. Around you are people who were just as nervous that morning.
The surgeon checks the eye and explains how to use the drops and what to avoid in the first few days.
A keepsake photo by the RB letters — and home. The patch comes off tomorrow.
Cataract treatment today means surgery: drops, glasses and eye exercises can’t make the lens clear again. The method is called phacoemulsification. The surgeon makes a micro-incision, breaks up the clouded lens with ultrasound and washes it out, then places a soft artificial lens in the freed space, inside the natural capsule. It unfolds by itself and stays in the eye for life.
Along with the cataract, the lens can also fix what made you wear glasses: short-sightedness, long-sightedness, astigmatism. Which lens suits you is decided from the calculation at diagnostics.
Your surgery
The price of the surgery is, above all, the price of the lens. The surgeon’s work, the operating room and the lens itself are already in the total. Build your surgery: pick the lens type and the surgeon — the total calculates itself.
Price from Dr. Zhanysbayev’s price list of 15.05.2026. Other surgeons are in the table below.
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 termsVisual acuity, eye pressure, a check of the back of the eye, visual field and lens calculation on ALADDIN and Pentacam.
follow-up visit — 15,000 ₸
What eye diagnostics includeSometimes, months or years later, the capsule holding the lens turns cloudy. This is secondary cataract, and a laser clears it in a few minutes. It’s done by Dr. Karibayev and Dr. Zhukeyev.
per eye
In the form you can mark who you’re booking for — the call centre will know whom to talk to.
| Surgery and lens | Standard eye | Complex eye |
|---|---|---|
| Monofocal AcrySof SA | 350,000 ₸ | |
| AcrySof IQ · Clareon IQ · Tecnis Eyhance | 500,000 ₸ | 530,000 ₸ |
| Toric AcrySof IQ Toric · Clareon Toric · Eyhance Toric | 600,000 ₸ | 650,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal Bausch+Lomb LuxSmart | 850,000 ₸ | 880,000 ₸ |
| LuxSmart Toric | 950,000 ₸ | 1,000,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal AcrySof IQ PanOptix · Clareon PanOptix | 900,000 ₸ | 950,000 ₸ |
| PanOptix Toric | 1,000,000 ₸ | 1,030,000 ₸ |
| EDOF: Vivity · Clareon Vivity · Tecnis Synergy | 1,000,000 ₸ | 1,030,000 ₸ |
| EDOF Toric | 1,050,000 ₸ | 1,100,000 ₸ |
| Tecnis PureSee | 1,000,000 ₸ | 1,030,000 ₸ |
| RayOne Galaxy | 1,200,000 ₸ | 1,250,000 ₸ |
| RayOne Galaxy Toric | 1,300,000 ₸ | 1,350,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal Zeiss AT LISA tri 839 | 950,000 ₸ | 1,000,000 ₸ |
| Zeiss AT LISA tri toric 949 | 1,500,000 ₸ | |
| Monofocal Zeiss Lucia 621 PY | 500,000 ₸ | 530,000 ₸ |
| Toric Zeiss AT TORBI | 600,000 ₸ | 650,000 ₸ |
| Phacoemulsification without a lens | 350,000 ₸ | |
| Secondary lens implantation: operated on here / at another clinic | 180,000 / 460,000 ₸ |
| Surgery and lens | Standard eye | Complex eye |
|---|---|---|
| Monofocal AcrySof SA | 400,000 ₸ | |
| AcrySof IQ · Clareon IQ · Tecnis Eyhance | 600,000 ₸ | 630,000 ₸ |
| Toric AcrySof IQ Toric · Clareon Toric · Eyhance Toric | 700,000 ₸ | 750,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal Bausch+Lomb LuxSmart | 950,000 ₸ | 980,000 ₸ |
| LuxSmart Toric | 1,050,000 ₸ | 1,100,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal AcrySof IQ PanOptix · Clareon PanOptix | 1,000,000 ₸ | 1,050,000 ₸ |
| PanOptix Toric | 1,100,000 ₸ | 1,130,000 ₸ |
| EDOF: Vivity · Clareon Vivity · Tecnis Synergy | 1,100,000 ₸ | 1,130,000 ₸ |
| EDOF Toric | 1,150,000 ₸ | 1,200,000 ₸ |
| Tecnis PureSee | 1,100,000 ₸ | 1,130,000 ₸ |
| RayOne Galaxy | 1,300,000 ₸ | 1,350,000 ₸ |
| RayOne Galaxy Toric | 1,400,000 ₸ | 1,450,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal Zeiss AT LISA tri 839 | 1,050,000 ₸ | 1,100,000 ₸ |
| Zeiss AT LISA tri toric 949 | 1,600,000 ₸ | |
| Monofocal Zeiss Lucia 621 PY | 600,000 ₸ | 630,000 ₸ |
| Toric Zeiss AT TORBI | 700,000 ₸ | 750,000 ₸ |
| Phacoemulsification without a lens | 450,000 ₸ | |
| Secondary lens implantation: operated on here / at another clinic | 280,000 / 560,000 ₸ |
| Surgery and lens | Standard eye | Complex eye |
|---|---|---|
| Monofocal AcrySof SA | — | |
| AcrySof IQ · Clareon IQ · Tecnis Eyhance | 750,000 ₸ | 1,000,000 ₸ |
| Toric AcrySof IQ Toric · Clareon Toric · Eyhance Toric | 900,000 ₸ | 900,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal Bausch+Lomb LuxSmart | 1,100,000 ₸ | 1,200,000 ₸ |
| LuxSmart Toric | 1,200,000 ₸ | 1,250,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal AcrySof IQ PanOptix · Clareon PanOptix | 1,150,000 ₸ | 1,300,000 ₸ |
| PanOptix Toric | 1,300,000 ₸ | 1,400,000 ₸ |
| EDOF: Vivity · Clareon Vivity · Tecnis Synergy | 1,250,000 ₸ | 1,400,000 ₸ |
| EDOF Toric | 1,300,000 ₸ | 1,400,000 ₸ |
| Tecnis PureSee | 1,150,000 ₸ | 1,200,000 ₸ |
| RayOne Galaxy | 1,400,000 ₸ | 1,450,000 ₸ |
| RayOne Galaxy Toric | 1,800,000 ₸ | 1,850,000 ₸ |
| Trifocal Zeiss AT LISA tri 839 | 1,050,000 ₸ | 1,100,000 ₸ |
| Zeiss AT LISA tri toric 949 | 1,800,000 ₸ | |
| Monofocal Zeiss Lucia 621 PY | 650,000 ₸ | 700,000 ₸ |
| Toric Zeiss AT TORBI | 650,000 ₸ | 700,000 ₸ |
| Phacoemulsification without a lens | 500,000 ₸ | |
| Secondary lens implantation: operated on here / at another clinic | 700,000 ₸ |
“Complex eye” is the second column of the price list: patient over 70, high myopia, glaucoma, weak zonules, lens subluxation, adhesions. The price of surgery with a lens covers the surgeon’s work, the operating room and the lens itself. The price list is not a public offer; the exact amount is given after diagnostics.
First step
The surgeon examines the eye, the instrument calculates the lens, and you’re told straight: time to operate, or it can wait.
If you don’t need surgery, we’ll say so.
More about eye diagnosticsIf you want the details
This section is for those who like to understand what will be done to them. If your doctor has already explained everything, feel free to scroll on: it doesn’t affect the decision.
The lens is clear. Light passes through it freely and focuses on a single point on the retina — the image is sharp and full of contrast.
The lens has clouded. Light hits the cloudy lens and scatters, and only a blurry spot reaches the retina — like looking through misted glass.
Cataract is a clouding of the lens, the eye’s natural lens, about 9 mm across. With age the proteins in the lens lose their clarity, much like egg white when it’s cooked: they can’t be turned back. That’s why glasses don’t help here — the problem isn’t focus, it’s the cloudy glass the eye looks through. Cataract is treated only with surgery: the cloudy lens is removed through a micro-incision and an artificial lens is put in its place. So cataract removal and lens replacement for cataract are one operation, not two.
Cataract develops gradually, and at first it’s easy to blame tiredness or poor lighting. Watch out if:
Seeing an ophthalmologist early helps get a timely diagnosis and choose a convenient time for surgery.
There’s no need to wait for the cataract to “ripen”: the denser the lens, the harder it is to remove. The surgeon sets the timing at the examination.
Preparation
You can have the tests done at our clinic or at any lab that suits you. The list is short, and if anything else is needed, the surgeon will tell you at diagnostics.
All from a single blood sample.
Based on the results, you’ll need a cardiologist’s clearance for surgery.
Questions
From 350,000 ₸ per eye, lens included: that’s the price of surgery with an AcrySof SA monofocal lens with Dr. Zhanysbayev. With Dr. Galiyev the same surgery is from 400,000 ₸ per eye; with Dr. Bigeldiyev, from 500,000 ₸ per eye without a lens or from 750,000 ₸ with the IQ lens. Trifocal PanOptix is from 900,000 ₸ per eye. All prices by surgeon are in the “Cataract surgery prices” section. Six months of follow-up after surgery are included in the price.
40,000 ₸ per visit, including lens calculation on ALADDIN and Pentacam. A follow-up visit is 15,000 ₸. If you don’t need surgery, you’ll be told so.
It depends on how you want to see. A monofocal lens gives sharp distance vision; you keep glasses for reading. A trifocal, such as PanOptix, covers distance, intermediate and near — most things without glasses. A toric lens corrects astigmatism. The final choice is made from the calculation at diagnostics: the surgeon will tell you which lens suits your eye. More on the types of artificial lenses — on the lens replacement page.
No. The surgery is done under local anaesthetic drops, with no general anaesthetic: you’re awake, and the eye is numbed.
The surgery itself takes about 10–15 minutes per eye, says Dr. Galiev. You spend half a day at the clinic: preparation, surgery, rest and a check-up.
No, it’s outpatient surgery: you go home the same day.
It can go either way: sometimes one eye first and the other later, sometimes both on the same day. The surgeon decides based on your case — after diagnostics he’ll tell you the plan in advance, before you book the surgery.
Most people notice an improvement the very next day. In the first 24 hours vision may be blurry and the eye sensitive to light — that’s a normal reaction. Over the first week colours get brighter and the picture sharper, and most people are already reading and doing everyday things without heavy exertion. By the end of the month vision settles, and the ophthalmologist does a final check.
True cataract — no: the artificial lens doesn’t cloud and lasts a lifetime. But in some patients, months or years later, the capsule holding the lens turns cloudy. This is called secondary cataract, and a laser clears it in a few minutes, without incisions. If you had your surgery with us, the laser is free for the first 3 months; after six months it’s 40,000 ₸ instead of the usual 80,000 ₸ per eye. In between, we’ll tell you the price on WhatsApp.
In cataract the lens proteins thicken irreversibly and lose their clarity — like a cooked egg white that will never turn clear again. Drops, glasses and exercises don’t change that. The only way to get sharp vision back is to replace the cloudy lens with an artificial one.
Cataract progresses: vision keeps dropping, the lens grows denser and the surgery becomes technically harder. At first a bright lamp and large print help; later even they stop helping. The good news is that even advanced cataract can be operated on, and vision comes back.
Yes. Kaspi — with no overpayment, for any surgery: for 12 months, and 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.
Technically it’s one operation: the natural lens is replaced with an artificial one. The difference is why. Cataract treatment is needed when the lens has clouded and vision is fading — that’s what this page is about. Clear lens replacement is chosen when there is no cataract, but after 45 you’re tired of reading glasses or your prescription is too strong for laser — see lens replacement after 45 to get rid of glasses.
Documents
Documents of the clinic’s founder, Dr. Bigeldiyev: a phacoemulsification course, congresses of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and an Alcon certificate. Tap to open full size.
