Vision is an essential part of everyday’s life, and people of all ages depend constantly on it. Vision affects development, learning process, communication, work, health, and your quality of life. You should treat your vision as you would have treated a fine piece of jewelry. Therefore, trust it to the best doctor you can find.

While we find it convenient treating casual and common diseases at home, we would easily cross the world if we need a special or better treatment wherever it is available. Better still, if you can get the same top quality treatment for a much better price. As technology evolves, medical care tends to become a commodity differently priced. However, in some countries, cost is a barrier (for many patients’ surgical treatments costs are prohibitive) and many patients decide to look for treatment elsewhere, including traveling abroad in order to find specialized treatment. We are proud to be considered as one of the finest ophthalmology clinic in the world. Here, you can find the most advanced options for vision care. That is the main reason why we have decided to offer our services worldwide. Many patients have taken the advantage of traveling places in search of better treatment. This is called Medical Tourism. Brazil is a lovely country, and its inhabitants are known for their kindness, happiness and for being one of the warmest and friendliest people in the world. When you come to visit us you will see for yourself how well this combination works.

Dr. Ricardo Guimaraes is an international lecturer and outstanding surgeon known by every leading ophthalmologist who regularly attends international meetings (see curriculum).

THE MINAS GERAIS EYE HOSPITAL

Dr. Ricardo Guimarães Eye Clinic (Hospital de Olhos de Minas Gerais - HOLHOS) is an international reference in Ophthalmology and has led and pioneered the Brazilian Ophthalmology for the last 25 years. Hundreds of ophthalmologists all around the world have taken the opportunity to visit or take courses in Belo Horizonte, a city recognized as the capital of ophthalmology in Brazil. We have a regular number of patients coming from the USA, Italy, Germany, South America and from several other countries, to have their vision healed at the Clinic, particularly in the fields of cataract and refractive surgery. Cost-effectiveness and high quality care are the two driving forces behind the flow of patients from overseas to our center in Brazil.

Having recognized the importance of these patients coming from abroad, the HOLHOS decided to develop a partnership with experienced tourism agencies. The allied input makes traveling and hosting arrangements much simpler and open up the opportunity for additional tourism plans in Brazil.

The treatment offered to the international patients is in accordance with international standards and it is made possible with the use of state-of-the-art equipments and insums. We have also adopted financially viable business models which make premium eye care affordable to anyone.

In order to assure his clients and partners of its outstanding proficiency, our center has compromised itself to a program of certification to obtain the approval of the Brazilian “Organização Nacional de Acreditação” and, at the same time, from ‘Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’. Both certifications are expected by 2007.