Frequently asked questions about medical care in China

There is no fixed stay that applies to all patients. Travel is often planned around tests, surgery, and early follow-up. Do not book flights on another patient's short itinerary. Travel plans are often suggested by treatment type:

• Laser surgery for myopia: about 5–7 days, including tests, surgery, and early follow-up.
• ICL: about 7–10 days is more comfortable.
• Cataract: about 5–7 days is common for one eye. About 10–14 days is common when the two eyes are treated in separate operations.

Whether you can travel home must be explained by the treating doctor based on key follow-up results. Confirm with the hospital in advance whether the roughly 1-month and 3-month postoperative reviews can be completed in your country. Book the return trip only after the hospital confirms the plan.

You can start with the examination reports you already have. You do not need every document first. Provide recent refraction, corneal topography, OCT, or fundus photography from the past 3–6 months. Eye-pressure or visual-field results can also help, depending on the eye problem. For refractive assessment, the hospital may also ask for cycloplegic refraction or a dry-eye test.

Send the reports to us. We will help organize them and contact the hospital. The hospital will say what is still missing and whether a records review can come first. Do not book nonrefundable flights or accommodation before the hospital gives a clear reply.

If you already have OCT, fundus photography, or angiography reports, submit them first. They help the hospital judge whether more tests are needed. Distorted vision, a sudden increase in floaters, or a dark shadow are also commonly asked about.

The treating doctor must confirm whether surgery is needed. The doctor also confirms the method and length of stay. If vision suddenly drops or a large dark shadow appears, seek local emergency eye care first. Do the same if vision falls after flashes of light. Do not wait for a remote reply.

Existing tests can indicate a general direction. They cannot confirm the treatment method before you travel. Provide recent eye-pressure, visual-field, and optic-nerve examinations whenever possible.

Whether drops, laser, or surgery is suitable must be decided by the treating doctor. SinoCareHub can help organize records and contact the hospital. It does not replace a doctor's assessment.

Corneal topography, slit-lamp records, and previous medication or surgery history usually help the hospital judge the case. Long-term dryness, redness, or a thinning cornea may also belong to the cornea and ocular-surface direction.

Whether a transplant is needed, whether surgery is possible, and how long to stay vary widely. The hospital confirms this after an in-person examination. Submit the records you have before deciding to travel.

You can first send recent refraction, vision tests, and strabismus-related records for the hospital to review. The treating doctor must decide whether to come to China. The doctor also decides whether to continue local treatment or observe. A photo or online inquiry is not enough.

If a child's myopia is worsening quickly, myopia-control assessment may also be relevant. The doctor confirms the plan after evaluation.

We can help contact public specialty hospitals such as Beijing Tongren Hospital and Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center. We can also submit an appointment request. Slot availability still depends on the hospital. So does use of an international department, and whether the hospital can accept the case.

SinoCareHub is not a hospital. It cannot guarantee a specialist slot, a bed, or a surgery time. Prepare examination records first so the hospital can judge the appropriate department.

Whether you can fly must be explained by the treating doctor based on key follow-up results. There is no fixed interval that applies to every patient.

Ask the hospital in advance about the 1-month and 3-month reviews. Confirm whether those visits can be completed in your country. Before discharge, confirm the discharge summary, medications, review schedule, and how to make contact if you feel unwell. Book the return trip only after the hospital confirms the plan.

They can sometimes be combined, but do not do so on your own.

Tell the doctor your complete diagnosis, medications, treatment schedule, and allergy history. The treating doctor will decide whether acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, or rehabilitation is appropriate. The doctor will also explain what to avoid.

Usually not. The complete course and treatments cannot be set before your first consultation.

The doctor must consider your symptoms, medical history, current medications, in-person findings, and treatment response. The doctor will then choose acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, tui na massage, or other treatments. You can reserve enough time in advance. The specific treatments and number of sessions depend on the doctor's in-person assessment.