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!😍😍 …
from −0.5 to −10.0 D · astigmatism up to ±5.0 · age 18–45up to −10.0 D · astigmatism up to ±5.0
ReLEx SMILE in Astana: laser vision correction
25 seconds of laser — and 80 minutes later you’re home.
It starts with diagnostics — 20,000 ₸ per visit
- 5.0 on Yandex Maps
- no flap, an opening of about 2 mm
- back to work the next day
25 seconds is how long the ZEISS VisuMax laser runs — one laser for the whole correction
Kaisar’s story ReLEx SMILE with Dr. Bigeldiyev · 2:05ReLEx SMILE in brief
ReLEx SMILE at RB CLINIC (Astana, 12 Orynbor St.) — from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes. ZEISS VisuMax laser: the correction itself takes about 25 seconds, no flap, access of about 2 mm. Corrects myopia from −0.5 to −10.0 D and astigmatism up to ±5.0, age 18–45. Surgeons: Darbuzov, Galiev, Zhukeev and Dyusenbaeva. Diagnostics cost 20,000 ₸ per visit; check-ups for three months after surgery are free. All three methods are compared on the “laser vision correction in Astana” page.
For international patients
Coming from abroad?
Patients from other countries come to Astana for ReLEx SMILE at RB CLINIC. Send your records on WhatsApp — we reply in English and arrange an online consultation with a surgeon.
from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes ≈ $1,540
In the UK, laser vision correction costs £1,500–3,000 per eye. bluefinvision.com
Compared for both eyes
US dollars at the National Bank of Kazakhstan rate on 04.11.2026: 453.26 ₸ per $1
Laser days at RB CLINIC
Glasses in the morning, none by lunch: ReLEx SMILE laser correction day by day
These people came to us with the same question as you: is it worth the money. In the morning they wore glasses or contact lenses, and they went home without them. From the door to discharge — 80 minutes: shorter than a film at the cinema.

Review from Yandex Maps
“I had ReLex smile laser correction yesterday, a huge thank you to Darbuzov Ruslan Nurlybekovich for the operation. The money was worth it: the very next day after surgery I see everything at 90%. The operation was quick and painless, the doctor is a true professional.”
ReLEx SMILE reviews: don’t ask us — ask those who already see
“I don’t regret coming to Rishat Kalilullaevich. It didn’t hurt at all, everything went so well”
Viktoria, came from the Orenburg region for ReLEx SMILE
What you’ll learn from the video
- Why the doctor chose ReLEx SMILE for her
- What you feel during the operation
- When to expect the result
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
Patient stories after ReLEx SMILE and laser correction
“It’s like you’re not doing anything”: a patient under the ReLEx SMILE laser — and ten seconds to go
@dr.bigeldiyevBulbul Kartanbay, the first Kazakhstani woman in the women’s NHL, — ReLEx SMILE with Dr. Darbuzov
@dr.bigeldiyevMinus 8.5 and minus 9: someone once told her “no”. ReLEx SMILE with Dr. Bigeldiyev
@dr.bigeldiyevAizhan came from Kyrgyzstan: ReLEx SMILE — “fast, painless, I see everything”
@dr.bigeldiyevHis sister had her correction here — so he came to Dr. Bigeldiyev for ReLEx SMILE
@rbclinic.kzAstigmatism over four dioptres — glasses and lenses weren’t helping. ReLEx SMILE
@dr.bigeldiyev“Not painful at all”: a patient right after ReLEx SMILE — and the words Dr. Bigeldiyev says to every patient
@dr.bigeldiyevTap a video — it opens right here, with sound.
“…I am deeply grateful to Dr. Ruslan Nurlybekovich for your work and for freeing me from wearing lenses and glasses, without which I couldn’t even leave the house before.”
Reviews on Yandex and Google Maps
What people write after vision correction
People left these reviews themselves, on Yandex and Google Maps — where we can’t delete or change a single word. First about ReLEx SMILE, then about other methods, newest first, quoted as written.
Коррекция зрения Релакс Смайл - результатом доволен!
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.
… 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 …
Мне сделали лазерную коррекция зрения ПО Релекс Смайл RB CLINIC.Cпасибо Жукееву Санат Сериковичу …
Хочу выразитт благодарность Бигельдиеву Р К и всю его команду, RB Clinic. Сделали моим детям лазерную коррекция зрения Релекс Смайл …
Хочу отдельно поблагодарить Жанерке Аллабергеновну. Перед лазерной коррекцией было страшновато, но она всё объяснила, рассказала. После операции соблюдала все рекомендации. Сейчас очень рада результату!
Спасибо Жанерке Аллабергеновне за моё зрение! Столько лет носила очки, а теперь после коррекции могу обходиться без них. Очень непривычно, но приятно. Желаю вам всего самого хорошего!
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!
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!
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!
RB Clinik көзіме лазерный коррекция жасатым дәрігер Бегелдиновқа рахмет
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! ❤️
Я все еще не могу поверить, что попрощался с очками! Операция прошла очень хорошо. Большое спасибо врачу Ляззат Муратовне за профессионализм и заботу!
Все прошло отлично. В начале я очень волновалась, но оказывается бояться нечего.Доктор Дарбузов Р.Н отличный врач , отвественный , если делать лазерную коррекцию то только у него
Спасибо большое Дарбузову Руслану Нурлыбековичу и клинике, получила отличное зрение спустя 12 лет ношения очков! Обслуживание было на высшем уровне, очень вежливый и дружелюбный персонал, к каждому пациенту очень трепетное отношение, клиника оставила приятное впечатление, буду рекомендовать знакомым
Выражаю искреннюю благодарность офтальмологу Руслан Нурлыбековичу за высокий профессионализм, внимательное отношение и успешно проведённую операцию, Femto LASIK и блефаропластик😍. Благодаря вашему мастерству и заботе всё прошло спокойно и уверенно. Спасибо за возможность видеть мир яснее и чувствовать себя лучше🙏.
Также хочу поблагодарить весь коллектив клиники за тёплый приём, доброжелательность, поддержку и комфортную атмосферу. Особенная, глубочайшая благодарность Гулиме Сериковне❤️🤗🙏.От неё с первых минут чувствовалось внимание, забота и искреннее желание помочь пациентам. Желаю вам крепкого здоровья, благополучия и дальнейших успехов в вашем благородном труде🙌!
… 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 🙏 …
Большая благодарность Доктору Бигельдиеву и всей его команде!!! Провели дочери лазерную операцию по методу ФРК. Зрение уже поднялось с 50% до 70%, это очень радует. Как нам Доктор объяснил, дальше ещё пойдет улучшение. Мы очень рады, что наконец-то дочь сможет ходить без очков, это была ее мечта с детства. Желаем Вашей клинике и каждому врачу и сотруднику в ней самого наилучшего и успехов в Вашем нелегком, благом, благородном деле!!!
The surgeon answers
ReLEx SMILE on video: the surgeon answers your questions
Afraid of the laser? The surgeon shows how correction works, right at the machine
@dr.bigeldiyevWhat happens in the operating room, step by step: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains ReLEx SMILE before you lie down under the laser
@dr.bigeldiyevThe VisuMax femtosecond laser at RB CLINIC: Dr. Bigeldiyev shows the machine
@dr.bigeldiyevThe femtolaser’s single-use sterile interface: Dr. Bigeldiyev shows what touches the eye
@dr.bigeldiyevA surgery day of laser correction: SMILE, PRK — and the sound you’ll hear under the laser
@dr.bigeldiyevReLEx SMILE from the inside: Dr. Bigeldiyev talks with the patient right during surgery
@dr.bigeldiyevSame-day surgery: tests in the morning, laser by midday, new vision by evening
@dr.bigeldiyevMinus 6 with astigmatism — ReLEx SMILE, and what to do after surgery to keep your vision steady
@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
A young woman lost vision because of contact lenses: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains why showering and swimming in lenses is risky
@dr.bigeldiyevReLEx SMILE, SmartSight or CLEAR: Dr. Bigeldiyev explains the difference
@dr.bigeldiyev“It’s safer to solve your problem with laser correction than to wear contact lenses in the wrong conditions”
What you’ll learn from the video
- Why you shouldn’t sleep, shower or swim in contact lenses
- Why Acanthamoeba infection is dangerous
- When glasses are safer than contact lenses
Bigeldiyev Rishat KalilullaevichClinic founder: eyes and eyelids
An honest breakdown
Why ReLEx SMILE costs more than Femto-LASIK
ReLEx SMILE costs from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes, Femto-LASIK — from 500,000 ₸ for both eyes. Both methods free you from glasses. The difference is how the laser reaches the cornea and how many hours you spend in a haze. Here are the three things you pay extra for.
700,000 ₸−500,000 ₸=200,000 ₸ for both eyes
- Access
- The lenticule is removed through a side micro-opening of about 2 mm
- Lasers
- One: VisuMax does it all
- Clear vision
- The haze clears within a few hours, back to work the next day
About 2 mm instead of a flap
Femto-LASIK first lifts a corneal flap and then lays it back in place. ReLEx SMILE does without a flap: the laser creates a thin lens, the lenticule, right inside the cornea, and the surgeon removes it through a side micro-opening of about 2 mm. The corneal surface stays intact — rather like taking the stone out of a cherry without cutting it in half.
One laser instead of two
With Femto-LASIK two lasers work: VisuMax cuts the flap, MEL 90 removes the microns. With ReLEx SMILE one VisuMax does everything, and the correction itself takes 25 seconds — less time than it takes you to read this paragraph.
How VisuMax works — on the laser correction pageHaze for hours, not a day
After ReLEx SMILE the haze clears within a few hours, and you’re back at work the next day. After Femto-LASIK vision is clear by the next day. The difference is one evening: after SMILE you already spend it seeing clearly.
Femto-LASIK isn’t worse — it’s different. It treats what SMILE can’t: minus up to −12.0 D and plus up to +4.0 D. If the Pentacam scan shows it suits your eye better, the surgeon will say so — and you’ll save 200,000 ₸ for both eyes at the starting price. Femto-LASIK treats what SMILE can’t
Dr. Bigeldiyev’s team
Who performs ReLEx SMILE laser correction at RB CLINIC
Choose the surgeon you trust — not the cheapest one. At the clinic ReLEx SMILE is performed by five doctors from Dr. Bigeldiyev’s team, and the price is the same with each. The founder performs it himself too.
The price is the same with all four surgeons — from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes.

Bigeldiyev Rishat Kalilullaevich
Academician, founder of RB CLINIC
He performs ReLEx SMILE himself, and the laser correction surgeons are his team. If you want him to do your laser, say so when you book.

Darbuzov Ruslan Nurlybekovich
Student of Academician Bigeldiev
Laser correction, eyelids, tear duct irrigation and probing
Both Yandex Maps reviews on this page are from his patients: “I see everything at 90%” the next day.
from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes

Galiyev Yerzhan Serikkanovich, PhD
Cataract, glaucoma, laser correction
Performs both cataract surgery and laser correction — at the clinic’s listed prices.
from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes

Zhukeyev Sagat Serikovich
All three correction methods and keratoconus
from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes

Dyusenbayeva Zhanerke Allabergenovna
Laser correction, appointments, glasses fitting
from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes

Kamzina Lyazzat Muratovna
Laser correction, cross-linking
Consults and performs laser vision correction, choosing the method for your cornea. For keratoconus she strengthens the cornea with cross-linking.
from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes
Four taps
Is ReLEx SMILE right for you
Answer four questions — and see straight away whether SMILE suits you and what it will cost. Your minus and astigmatism are on your glasses or contact lens prescription: SPH is the minus, CYL is astigmatism.
Pick your answers — the verdict will appear here
ReLEx SMILE ranges: minus from −0.5 to −10.0 D, astigmatism up to ±5.0, age 18 to 45.
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 ReLEx SMILE costs in Astana
ReLEx SMILE — from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes with any of the four surgeons. The surgeon will name the exact amount after diagnostics.
ReLEx SMILE laser correction
One VisuMax laser, no flap, a micro-opening of about 2 mm
- The doctor’s check before and after surgery — on the same day
- The correction itself on VisuMax — 25 seconds
- Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free
Diagnostics before laser correction
2 hours, six stages, a corneal scan on Pentacam. Afterwards you know for sure whether SMILE suits you.
repeat visit — 12,000 ₸ per visit
What pre-correction diagnostics includeSurgery day
How the day goes: in at 9:00, home at 10:20
80 minutes from the door to discharge, and the laser works for 25 seconds of them. The rest is the check, preparation and a few calm minutes afterwards. You arrive in glasses in the morning and leave without them by lunchtime.
Walk through the clinic — 8 rooms in a minute Starting with the laser roomArrival
Registration, pre-surgery diagnostics and the doctor’s check: we recheck all your eye measurements.
25 seconds of laser
You’re taken into the operating room. The ReLEx SMILE correction itself takes 25 seconds; you’re awake and hear every word the surgeon says.
Home
A post-surgery check and discharge. You’re free to go: no drips and no overnight stay.
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.
So the day goes to plan
Before surgery, give up make-up, alcohol, coffee and energy drinks, and don’t wear contact lenses. On the day itself — no perfume at all, not even scented shampoo or shower gel. The doctor will give you the timings for your case at diagnostics.
Honest limits
When ReLEx SMILE isn’t suitable
SMILE isn’t for everyone — and we’ll tell you before you pay, not after. Here are the method’s limits in the surgeon’s words. If you’re beyond them, it isn’t a refusal but a different road to life without glasses.
SMILE — yes
- Minus from −0.5 to −10.0 D. That’s myopia from mild to high.
- Astigmatism up to ±5.0. SMILE corrects it together with the minus, in one operation.
- Age 18 to 45. Exceptions — at the doctor’s discretion after diagnostics.
- Your minus has stopped growing, and your cornea is thick enough for your minus — the Pentacam scan will show this.
SMILE — no, and what instead
- Minus over −10.0 D. Femto-LASIK treats up to −12.0 D. Femto-LASIK treats what SMILE can’t
- Plus, hyperopia. SMILE only works with minus. Plus up to +4.0 D is treated by Femto-LASIK, up to +3.0 D by PRK.
- A cornea too thin for your minus. Then a method that works with the surface is chosen. PRK — when the cornea is on the thin side
- Under 18. Correction isn’t done: vision is still changing. What’s done before 18
- Keratoconus, worsening myopia, diabetes, acute eye inflammation. Laser correction isn’t done or the doctor decides — you’ll be told plainly at diagnostics.
Postpone, not cancel: with marked corneal dryness, after treating eye inflammation, and when taking systemic retinoids — 6 months after the course.
First step
Start with diagnostics
In 2 hours the doctor checks your eye in six stages, scans the cornea on Pentacam and tells you straight: whether ReLEx SMILE suits you or another method is better.
- Autorefractometry and a visual acuity test
- Eye pressure
- Corneal topography on Pentacam
- Slit-lamp examination
- Pupil dilation and a check of the back of the eye
- Going through the results with the doctor
If SMILE isn’t right for you, we’ll say so.
What pre-correction diagnostics includePrefer to talk? +7 771 848 00 00
If you want the details
How ReLEx SMILE works
The fear of “they’ll cut my eye” goes away once you see what the laser actually does. This section is for those who like to understand. If your doctor has already explained it all, feel free to scroll on: it doesn’t affect the decision.
- A side micro-opening of about 2 mm. The surgeon removes the lenticule through it. That’s the only intervention on the surface.
- The lenticule is a thin lens inside the cornea. Its thickness is calculated from your minus, and the VisuMax laser creates it within the cornea.
- The corneal surface stays intact. There’s no flap as with Femto-LASIK.
With myopia the eye focuses the image in front of the retina, so distant things look blurry. Laser correction reshapes the cornea, the eye’s clear “window”, so the focus lands precisely on the retina. In ReLEx SMILE the laser doesn’t remove tissue from the surface; it creates a lens of the right thickness inside the cornea. The surgeon takes it out, the cornea becomes slightly flatter, and the image falls into place. The correction itself takes 25 seconds.
- Lenticule
- A thin lens of corneal tissue created by the laser. Its thickness is your minus converted into microns.
- Micro-opening
- A side entry of about 2 mm through which the lenticule is removed. There’s no flap with ReLEx SMILE.
- VisuMax
- The Carl Zeiss femtosecond laser. With ReLEx SMILE it does all the work on its own. How VisuMax works — on the laser correction page
- Pentacam
- A device that scans the whole cornea: its thickness and shape. The surgeon chooses the method from this scan.
- Dioptre, D
- The unit of lens power. “−4.5” on a prescription means 4.5 dioptres of myopia. ReLEx SMILE corrects from −0.5 to −10.0 D.
- Astigmatism
- When the cornea is unevenly curved and the picture doubles or blurs. ReLEx SMILE corrects it up to ±5.0. More about astigmatism
- Femto-LASIK
- Laser correction with a flap and two lasers: from 500,000 ₸ for both eyes, treats minus up to −12.0 D and plus up to +4.0 D.
- PRK
- Laser correction on the corneal surface, no incision: 200,000 ₸ for both eyes, from +3.0 to −6.0 D.
Questions
Questions about ReLEx SMILE laser correction
How much does ReLEx SMILE cost in Astana?
ReLEx SMILE costs from 700,000 ₸ for both eyes. The price is the same with all four surgeons. Pre-correction diagnostics are paid separately: 20,000 ₸ per visit, a repeat visit — 12,000 ₸ per visit. Follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free.
How is SMILE different from Femto-LASIK?
In three ways. ReLEx SMILE has no flap: the lenticule is removed through a side micro-opening of about 2 mm, while Femto-LASIK lifts a corneal flap and lays it back. SMILE uses one VisuMax laser, Femto-LASIK uses two: VisuMax and MEL 90. After SMILE the haze clears within a few hours; after Femto-LASIK vision is clear by the next day. On the other hand, Femto-LASIK treats minus up to −12.0 D and plus up to +4.0 D and costs from 500,000 ₸ for both eyes.
Does the surgery hurt?
No: the eye is numbed with drops. 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. You can’t blink — a lid speculum holds the eyelid open.
How long does the surgery take?
The ReLEx SMILE correction itself takes 25 seconds. From the clinic door to discharge takes 80 minutes: in at 9:00, free by 10:20. The rest of the time is diagnostics, the check, preparation and rest afterwards.
When can I go back to work after ReLEx SMILE?
The next day. For the first few hours after correction there’s a haze, which clears within a few hours. The doctor explains how to protect your eyes in the first days before discharge, and follow-up checks for three months after surgery are free.
Who is ReLEx SMILE not suitable for?
SMILE treats minus from −0.5 to −10.0 D and astigmatism up to ±5.0, age 18 to 45, exceptions at the doctor’s discretion. It isn’t suitable with plus, minus over −10.0 D, keratoconus, a cornea too thin for your minus or worsening myopia; with diabetes or acute eye inflammation the doctor decides. For many of these cases there’s Femto-LASIK or PRK — the surgeon picks the method from the Pentacam scan.
How do I prepare for laser correction?
Start with diagnostics: 2 hours, six stages, 20,000 ₸ per visit. Before surgery you’ll need gonioscopy of both eyes, blood biochemistry, a complete blood count, a syphilis test, and tests for hepatitis B and C and HIV. Before surgery, give up make-up, alcohol, coffee and energy drinks and don’t wear contact lenses, and on the day itself — no perfume at all, including shampoo and shower gel.

































