Kazakhstan Among Top Five Countries for Patient Visits to Novosibirsk Eye Centre
Kazakhstan ranks among the top five countries by the number of patients seeking treatment at the Novosibirsk branch of the Intersectoral Research and Technology Complex (IRTC) Eye Microsurgery. Vera Proskurova, a public relations specialist at the medical centre, made the announcement during a press tour for journalists from Central Asia.
"The figures tend to remain similar from year to year. Kazakhstan is one of our leading countries in terms of medical tourism. Patients most often come to us with corneal diseases. Laser vision correction and treatment for cataracts and glaucoma are also very common," Proskurova said.
Valery Chernykh, director of the IRTC, was born in Kazakhstan. According to him, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the centre performed around 3,000 operations a year. Last year, more than 50,000 people from different countries underwent medical examinations at the centre.
"What makes our medical centre unique is its capacity to handle large numbers of patients. Around 55,000 operations were performed here in 2025, with 80% classified as highly complex surgical procedures. I have a particularly warm and personal connection with Kazakhstan," Chernykh said.
One of the branch’s recent innovations is a remote vision screening programme for schoolchildren in Novosibirsk. Following the tests, the results are sent to the Ministry of Health.
The Novosibirsk branch of the IRTC Eye Microsurgery has nine departments. Most of its international patients come from CIS countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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