Is SMILE Pro available in Dubai?
Dubai has a substantial refractive surgery sector and lenticule extraction is offered by a number of licensed facilities. Which specific platform generation each clinic has installed is a separate question, and it is worth asking directly rather than assuming from a website.
Quick answer
Dubai has a substantial refractive surgery sector and lenticule extraction is offered by a number of licensed facilities. Which specific platform generation each clinic has installed is a separate question, and it is worth asking directly rather than assuming from a website.
A general answer about SMILE Pro, not advice about your own eyes. Only an ophthalmologist who has examined you can answer it for your case.
- Topic
- Cost & clinics in Dubai and the UAE
- Answer length
- Quick answer plus detail
- Sourced
- Yes
In more detail
We are building a verified directory of clinics that offer SMILE Pro-style lenticule extraction. We publish a clinic only once we have checked its licence and its stated technology, which is why the directory fills gradually rather than all at once.
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It describes what is generally true. Whether it applies to your eyes depends on measurements taken during an examination, and two people asking the same question can receive different answers. Read the answer as a starting point for the conversation, not as its conclusion.
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Sources & further reading
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- Dubai Health Authority: Sheryan licensing and Dubai Medical Registry
The Dubai Health Authority’s licensing portal, including the public medical registry used to check that a facility and a practitioner hold a current Dubai licence.
Used for How to verify a Dubai clinic licence; How to verify a surgeon’s licence and scope of practice; Regulatory context for the Dubai guide.
Link checked 22 September 2026